The Pinzón brothers were Spanish sailors, pirates, explorers and fishermen, natives of Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, Spain. Martín Alonso, Francisco Martín and Vicente Yáñez, participated in Christopher Columbus's first expedition to the New World and in other voyages of discovery and exploration in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Pinzón brothers
Pinzón family house in Palos, now Casa Museo de Martín Alonso Pinzón.
Statue of Martín Alonso Pinzón in Palos de la Frontera.
Columbus and the Pinzón brothers arrive in America. Painting by Dióscoro Puebla (1862)
Palos de la Frontera is a town and municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated some 13 km (8 mi) from the provincial capital, Huelva. According to the 2015 census, the city had a population of 10,365. It is most famous for being the place from which Columbus set sail in 1492, eventually reaching America.
Panoramic view of downtown Palos de la Frontera