Pinzon
[peen-thawn] /pinˈθɔn/
noun
1.
Martín Alonzo
[mahr-teen ah-lawn-thaw] /mɑrˈtin ɑˈlɔn θɔ/ (Show IPA), c1440–93? and his brother, Vicente Yáñez
[bee-then-te yah-nyeth] /biˈθɛn tɛ ˈyɑ nyɛθ/ (Show IPA) c1460–1524?, Spanish navigators with Christopher Columbus.
/Spanish pinˈθɔn/
noun
1.
Martín Alonzo (marˈtin aˈlɔnθo). ?1440–93, Spanish navigator, who commanded the Pinta on Columbus’ first expedition (1492–93), which he abandoned in a vain attempt to be the first to arrive back in Spain
2.
his brother, Vicente Yáñez (biˈθente ˈjaɲɛθ). ?1460–?1524, Spanish navigator, who commanded the Niña on Columbus’ first expedition (1492–93)
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