Editing Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (section)

=== Accusations of genocide and efforts to change namesake ===
Proponents to change the name for Cabrillo College say Cabrillo left a legacy of indigenous exploitation. A faculty-led resolution delivered to Cabrillo College President Matt Wetstein accused Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo of enslaving indigenous people and profiting from the genocide and exploitation of the indigenous, including through a gold mine the resolution states he owned and operated in Guatemala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ibarra |first=Nicholas |date=2020-07-21 |title=Cabrillo College to consider changing its name |url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2020/07/21/cabrillo-college-to-consider-changing-its-name/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Santa Cruz Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>

Another effort was suggested to rename [[Cabrillo High School (Lompoc, California)|Cabrillo High School]] in Lompoc for similar reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Willis |date=2015-09-23 |title=Conqs no more? Resident looks to rename Cabrillo HS |url=https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/conqs-no-more-resident-looks-to-rename-cabrillo-hs/article_a8f77fc0-0b3d-523e-92c8-e555dc7576f4.html |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Lompoc Record |language=en}}</ref>