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Christropher Columbus reaches the Americas while in route to Asia. He brought with him three ships, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. The trip was funded by the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella. Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day?
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Vasco da Gama lands in India after traveling around the Cape of Good Hope (Africa) into the Indian Ocean and to Asia. Da Gama was the first to successfully find an ocean route from Europe to Asia.
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Pedro Cabral discovers Brazil while trying to find a route to India. He claimed the land for Portugal.
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Magellan and five ships leave Europe looking for a water route through the Americas. Magellan's voyage became the first to circumnavigate the world. (Travel around the entire globe)
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Francisco Pizarro lands on the Pacific Coast of South America and takes over the Incas. The area of land he conquered in located in modern day Peru.
