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1st European to reach N. America
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Sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope(bottom of Africa)
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sailed to North America across the Atlantic Ocean believed he has reached Asia
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1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia
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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 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 1st European to see the pacific Ocean (largest ocean on Earth
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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 conquared the Aztaec
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1st European to circumnavigated the globe.
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accompanied by Estevanice(a slave) and others explored the North America South west looking for 7 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 discovered Mississippi River
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cont in North America Southwest looking for cities of gold discovered the grand canyon
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He explored up from Mexico and goes into modern day California
