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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus- Bahamas, America- Spain
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Jan 1, 1497
Vasco de Gama- India- Portugal
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Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot- Newfoundland- England
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Jan 1, 1497
Amerigo Vespucci- N/A- Spain
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Jan 1, 1504
Hernan Cortes- South America- Spain
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Jan 1, 1508
Juan Ponce de Leon- Puerto Rico, Florida- Spain
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Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Balboa- Pacific Ocean- Spain
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Jan 1, 1519
Magellan- Circumnavigated the Earth- Portugal
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Jan 1, 1520
Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon- Atlantic Coast- Spain
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Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni de Verrazano- Outer Banks- France
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Jan 1, 1539
Hernando de Soto- Havana, Cuba, Florida- Spain
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Jan 1, 1565
Pedro Menendez de Aviles- Florida- Spain
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Jan 1, 1566
Hernando Boyano- North Carolina South Carolina- Spain
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Jan 1, 1577
Sir Francis Drake- Circumnavigated the Earth- England