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He had to turn back but he found the route to the Indian Ocean.
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Had three of his small ships- the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria-sail west across the Atlantic
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Columbus named this island San Salvador and he planted the spanish flag along with his captains.
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He named the islands he cound on the east coast of India, the Indies.
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He made a second voyage to India years later.
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He abandoned Ptolemy's theory (a.k.a geocentric)
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He crossed the Isthmus of Panama and when he reached a vast ocean, he clamed it Spain's and naed it the South Sea.
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It was later discovered by voyager Panfilo de Narvaez that Ponce de Leon's ship was in a disaster and sank.
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He left with five ships to cross the Atlantic to get to South America
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It was called, 'On the Fabric of the Human Body.'
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This was under the leadership of William of Orange.
