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1st European to reach North America
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Sail to the bottom and found the cape of good hope
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sailed to North America, across the Atlantic ocean, believed he had
sailed to asia -
his second voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia
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his 3rd voyage to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean
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Sailed along the coast of S.America . He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land "America" in his honor
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on his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil, south america
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He travels through central America and is the first European to see the Pacific Ocean (largest ocean in the world)
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He went looking for the Fountain of Youth in modern day Florida.
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Went into Central America ( modern day mexico) and conquered the Atztec.
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe.
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Accompanied by Estevancio ( a slave) and others, explored the North American South West looking for the seven cities of gold
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He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire
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explored Florida and North Carolina and discovered the Mississippi river
