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Leif Eriksson travels to Vinland which is present-day Canada. The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed between Spain and Portugal declaring they shar the land.
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Was a military commander, navigator and explorer. He was the navigator of the discovery of Brazil. Led the exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. He was Portuguese. Died in 1520.
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Bartholomeu Dias discovered Cape of Good Hope. It is located in Southern Africa, Dias was Portuguese
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Christopher Columbus sailed his first voyage on August 3, 1492. He was trying to reach Asia.
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The orders were to expand the settlement on Hispaniola, convert Natives to Christians, make a atrading post, and continue to explore China and Japan. Ended November 3rd when land was sighted.
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Went ot the Carribean even though it was already discovered. He searched for more land and the route to the orient.
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Mapped the coastline of South America. Thatis how the America's got their name
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He was to go explore uncharted areas of the Carribean. And find the west passage to the orient. He did explore southern parts of Central America, but his ships fell apart due to hurricanes and termites. Columbus' crew was stranded on Jamaica for about a year. They got home from the voyage in late 1504.
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Ferdinand Magellan died on his voyage but 18 members of his crew found a passage along the Southern tip of South America.They were part of Spain.
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First European explorer to reach India by sea. It was first sea route reaching from Europe to Asia, and the first sea route linking the Atlantic and Indian ocean. He died on December 23, 1524.
