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He thought Aisa could be reached by sailing west from Europe. After a long time of trying, he finally convinced King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to support his expedition.
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Found a route around Africa and straight to the Spice Islands that all of Europe craved.
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Was sent out to sea by King Henry VII to find the Northwest Passage which was the name for a route through the Americas that would lead north and west to Asia. He like those before him could not find the Northwest Passage.
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This was his second voyage where he reached South America. Later a mapmaker labeled this continent America after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
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He was a Spanish official in the New World and spent his time exploring and later setteling on the island of Peurto Rico. Was authorized by King Ferdinand to explore Cuba.
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Was sent by King Francis I of France westward. Giovanni ended up finding North Carolina's Outerbanks and continued up the coast.
