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Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He leads first exploration
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Aug 15, 1433
7th and final voyage of Zheng He
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus sights land
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Jan 15, 1493
Columbus returns to Spain
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Aug 3, 1493
Christopher Columbus sets sail with the Nina,Pinta, and Santa Maria
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Sep 24, 1493
Columbus takes second voyage to Americas
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Feb 15, 1500
Ordri Akvarez Cabral reaches modern day Brazil
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Apr 2, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon lands on Florida
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Apr 22, 1519
Hernando Cortez lands on short of Mexico
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Oct 3, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan sails around Southern end of South America
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Aug 13, 1521
Cortez conquers Aztecs
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Sep 6, 1522
Magellan's crew arrives back in Spain
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May 4, 1532
Francisco Pizzaro conquers Incas
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Sep 6, 1550
Spain creates American Empire
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Spanish look for more empires to conquer
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Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec
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James Cook claims New Zealand