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Columbus - Spain
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Sailed west to Indies
Landed in the
Bahamas
Sailed for Spain (King
Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella
Magellan – Portugal
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Searched for passage
to Pacific Ocean
Sailed through “straits
of Magellan”
Died in Philippines
Crew lst to
circumnavigate the
world
Cabot – Great Britain
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Sailed for England
Landed on coast of
New-foundland,
Canada
Gave England claim to
North America
Ponce de Leon - Spain
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1st to land on the
mainland of North
America
Looking for “fountain
of youth”
Established St.
Augustine, Florida
First governor of
Puerto Rico
De Soto - Spain
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Sailed for Spain
Explored Mississippi
River – Present-day
Oklahoma
First to cross the
Mississippi
Coronado - Spain
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Looking for fabled
seven cities of gold
Explored present-day
Mexico - Kansas
Cortes - Spain
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Spanish Conquistador
Conquered Aztec
emperor Montezuma
in modern day Mexico
Balboa - Spain
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Spanish Explorer
Claimed Pacific Ocean
and adjoining lands
for Spain
Crossed the Isthmus of
Panama to the Pacific
Pizzaro - Spain
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Conquered the Inca
Empire
Founded Lima, Puru
Vespucci - Italy
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Amerigo Vespucci
First to demonstrate
that the New World
was not Asia
America was named
after him
Bartolomeu Dias - Portugal
First to sail around
the tip of Africa
 Found sea route
from Europe to
Asia.
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Vasco da Gama - Portugal
First European to
reach India
 Started European
rule in India
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