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In 1492, Christopher Columbus found the Americas.
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America was named after an Italian explorer called Amerigo Vespucci.
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Pedro Alvrez found the southeastern part of the Americas and claimed it for Portugal
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In 1513, the first European saw the Eastern Pacific. He was a Spanish explorer called Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
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Alvarez Nunez de Vaca crashed his boat while trying to get the America.
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Hernando de Soto wanted power so he led his army and conquered Florida. He was the first European to see the Mississippi river.
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Fransico Vasquez de Coronado led his army to Arizona. He wanted Spain to be rich but he failed.
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Across the Atlantic, there was a triangular trade and they had routes that went through Europe, Africa, and the Americas.