'''Martin Pinzon''' (1441 - March 31, 1493) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[navigator]] and [[explorer]], and co-discoverer of [[America]].
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'''Martin Alonso Pinzon''' (1441 - March 31, 1493) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[navigator]] and [[explorer]], and co-discoverer of [[America]].
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He sailed with [[Christopher Columbus]] on his first trip to the [[New World]] in 1492 as [[captain]] of the ''Pinta''. Martin Alonso was born in Palos de la Frontera in to a wealthy family. His brothers Vicente Yáñez Pinzón and Francisco Martín Pinzón went on Columbus's first voyage as captain and master of the Nina, respectively.
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He sailed with [[Christopher Columbus]] on his first trip to the [[New World]] in 1492 as [[captain]] of the ''Pinta''. Martin Alonso was born in Palos de la Frontera to a wealthy family. His brothers, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón and Francisco Martín Pinzón, went on Columbus's first voyage as captain and master of the ''Nina'', respectively.