Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla

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.

[1] He is especially known for a 1775 map of South America.

[2][3][4][5] This Spanish biographical article is a stub.

Patagonia map by Juan de la Cruz, 1775