Which language would Cabrillo primarily have spoken?
Italian
Iberian/Portuguese
German
Dutch
Answer
Cabrillo was born in Portugal, so it is likely that he primarily spoke Portuguese. However, he also spent a great deal of time in Spain, and so it is likely that he also spoke Spanish. It is also possible that he spoke other languages, such as Latin, which was the language of the Catholic Church at the time.
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