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Mapa Geografico de America Meridional (acercamiento)

Patagonia map by Juan de la Cruz, 1775

Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla was a Spanish cartographer. For many years, Cano was the cartographer of the king Carlos III of Spain.

He made maps of Spain and of the Spanish possessions in Latin America. He is especially known for a 1775 map of South America.

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In Spanish: Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla para niños

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