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He went from Scandinavia to Iceland, to Greenland, then to North America.He was the first European to set foot on the new world. There was a stone found by the St. Lawrence river that proved his discovery.
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Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery.
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He was the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa. He opened the sea route from Europe to Asia
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He made European exploration and American colonization possible. He was an Italian explorer and navigator.
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He was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his voyage in 1497 to North America. He claimed land for Canada and England.
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He was the first to link a route from Europe to Asia. He was the first to reach India by sea.
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He went on two voyages. One to Spain and the other to Portugal. He found Brazil and called it the New World.
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He was the first European to lean an expedition to the Pacific ocean from the New world.
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Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. In 1508 he explored and settled Puerto Rico.
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a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
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Magellan was a skilled sailor and naval officer. He lead a fleet of ships south to the Pacific ocean. His fleet reached the Philippines where he was killed in the Battle of Matcan.
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He arrived in Peru and heard stories of a great ruler and his riches in the mountains.
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He landed in March 1528 near what is now Tampa Bay.
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He explored the coast of Newfoundland and discovered Prince Edward Island.
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He set out for North America and discovered the Mississippi River.
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He led the first European expedition that explored what is now the west coast of the United States.
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He was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico to today's Kansas
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He spent his career searching for different routes to Asia, but he ended up exploring and settling of North America.
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He began exploring the new world in 1603. He was also the founder of the city Quebec and consolidator of the French colonies in the New world.
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Discovered the northern route to Asia by going north of Russia.
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Led an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and claimed the regions.