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Sailed westward to the Bahamas.
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Went on a voyage west through the Americas that would lead north to Asia.
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Found a route around Africa and sailed to India.
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He discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata. Believing he had discovered a new continent, he called South America the New World.
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Settled the island of Puerto Rico.
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He led the first European expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
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Sailed for the New World
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He first set sail to the New World at the age of 19. Cortés later joined an expedition to Cuba. In 1518, he set off to explore Mexico.
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Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies.
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Mainland north of Floria, some of the Atlanic coast
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Went westward to the North Carolina Outer Banks.
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Set out for North America and discovered the MIssissippi River.
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Led a small group of men to the South Carolina coast. The went ot the Blue RIdge Mountains.
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Leader of an expedition intended to pass around South America, through the Strait of Magellan, and explore the coast that lay beyond.
