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Explored the Lands west on greenland.
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Discovered southernmost tip of Africa and named it the Cape of Good Hope. His trips were sponsored by Portugal.
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Discovered the Caribbean islands. Sponsored by Spain.
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Was sponsored by Portugal. Found Brazil and claimed it for Portugal.
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Looked for a water passage through North America to Asia. Sponsored by France.
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Went around Cape of Good Hope to India which proved there was another route to India for Portugal. Sponsored by Portugal.
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Sponsored by Portugal. First European to see and claim the Pacific Ocean.
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Made the first Spanish landing on the east coast of present day Florida. Look for the fountain of youth. Sponsored by Spain.
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Conquered the Aztec Empire and stole all their gold. They were sponsored by Spain.
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Reached the southernmost tip of South America. Was the first person to circumnavigate the world.
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Also looked for the Northern Passage. Explored North American coast from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas.
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Led an army to the Inca Empire and arrested the leader, took control of the Inca Empire. Sponsored by Spain.
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He learned of a rumor about the Seven Cities of Gold and told people in Mexico all about it.
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Discovered a mountain peak and named it Mont-Royal.
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Searched for Seven Cities of Gold found nothing, traveled west of the Colorado River to Kansas.
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Looked for the Seven Cities of Gold for three years and also crossed the Mississippi River. Sponsored by Spain.
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First person to see California. Sponsored by Spain
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Discovered a river and named it after himself. Sponsored by the Dutch.
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Traveled the Mississippi river in a canoe looking for the Northern Passage.
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Followed the Mississippi river down to Gulf of Mexico and claimed it for France.
