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1st European to reach N. America
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sailed from Portugal southward made it to the bottom of Africa - discovering the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope.
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Tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic, landed in the Americas but believed he had reached Asia (even when he died in 1506)
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His 2nd Voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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1st to sail all the way around Africa to Asia
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His 3rd Voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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his 4th and final Voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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He circumnavigated the globe. It took under 3 years to do.