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he was the frst one to sail around asia and africa.
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he was the first european to see texas .
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pineda left jamaicca in 1519 to map the gulf coast of the new world.
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in 1539 spain sent a small group of explorers from mexico to search for Cibola.the group was made up for soldies and a priest,Marcos de niza.
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in 1540 the spansh decided to send another expedtion to find cibloa.francisco vasquez de coronado.
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francisco vasquez de coronado led the expedition.they found a pueblo,but there wasn't Any gold.they decided to continue traveling.the group met an indian who told them about a place called Quivira,a land of riches.
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sailors from portugal were the first to search for a sea route to asia.
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in 1684 la salla led another expedition,this time from france.he wanted to start a colony near the mississippi river.
