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Prince Henry the navigator was a Portuguese royal prince, soldier, and patron of explorers. Sent others on expetidtion to record maps of the West African Coast. Created a navigation school.
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More InfoPortuguese navigator and explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope. Which opened the sea route to Asia from the Alantic and Indian Oceans. One of the greatest Portuguese pioneers who explored the Atlantic. Not much is known about his early life.
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More Infoas an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic. He sailed hoping he would find a route to India to trade spices. Christopher Columbus made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America.
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More InfoVasco De Gama was a Portuguese explorer. He Discovered a route from Portugal to the East. Some thought that the trip would be impossible, and that the Indian Ocean was not connected to any other bodies of water.
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More InfoWas an Itailian Explorer. Amerigo was the first person to realize that the Americas were seperate from Asia. America was named for him in 1507. One of the first to discover the mouth of the Amazon.
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More InfoVasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama. On the expedition he went on a overland expedition through dense rainforest. Druing it he fought with many local Indians. Killing hundreds of them. Balboa was charged with treason against Spain. He was innocent and had been framed by his friend, Arias de Avila. Balboa was found guilty and was publicly beheaded in 1519
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More InfoPonce de Leon was a Spanish explorer. Leon was the first European to set foot in Florida. Ponce de Leon established the oldest European settlement in Puerto Rico. Also, he discovered the Gulf Stream.
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More InfoFerdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean. Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. He led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth. Magellan sailed to India and the Far East a handful of times from Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
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More InfoHernan Cortes was a Spanish adventurer and conquistador. He failed law school. After hearing hearing rumors of great riches. He sailed to Yucatan Peninsula from Cuba to look for gold, silver, and other treasures with 11 ships.
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More Info A Spanish conquistador who traveled through much of the Pacific coast. He found the Incan empire and conquered it brutally. Founded Lima, Peru
