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Aug 3, 1492
First voyage (spainards)
Christopher Columbus bids farewell to the queen while departing on his voyage to the new world. -
Aug 18, 1497
John Cabot discovers North America (Italian)
John Cabot is said to be the first explorer to explore north amaerica other than the vikings. -
Aug 18, 1521
Hernando Cortez defeats the Aztec empire (spain)
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Aug 18, 1533
Francisco Pizarro defeats Inca empire (spain)
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Sir Humphrey Gilbert (English)
Well known navigators such as, Francis Drake and Martin Forbisher contributed dedicatory poems for Sir Humphrey to take with him. -
Dutch defeat Spanish Armadan
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First settlement in new world (english)
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Samuel De Champlin founded Quebec (French)
Samuel was credited for being the founder of Quebec while in reality he only spent a short amount of time there. -
Henry Hudson (Dutch)
Henry Hudson was sent out on an exploration to find North America. -
Dutch take west Indies
The Dutch seize the westIndies from the Spanish and for what is now know as the Netherlands Antilles.
