Pedro Alonso Niño

Pedro Alonso Niño
Bornc. 1455
Moguer, Spain
Diedc. 1505
Known forExplorer

Pedro Alonso Niño (c. 1455 – c. 1505) was known in his time as Peralonso Niño, he was a Spanish navigator and discoverer. He piloted the Santa María during Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492, and accompanied him on his second voyage in 1493.

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