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Poeple think Colombus was the first to discover America but thats not true. Leif Eriksson, a viking from scandinavia, discovered America in what is predicted to about 1000 A.D.
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Bartolomeu Dias reaches the Southern tip of Africa also known as the Cape of Good Hope. Finding the southern tip of Africa opened up many new options for exploration.
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Colombus was rejected by Portugal so he then went to Spain to look for someone to sponsor his trip to find a route by sailing west. He was granted money by Queen Elisabeth and her husband to take his trip.
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Clombus took a 2nd voyage for Spain in 1493. He traveled back to the Puerto Rica in hope to conquer Taino tribe and build colonies.
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When King john of Portugal and Queen Isabella and king Ferdinand signed the treaty it gave Portugal Brazil and Spain the rest of north and south America.
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In 1500 Brazil was discovered by Pedro Cabral. The portuguese were thrilled to have discovered the new land.
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Juan Ponce de Leon landed in present day Florida in 1513. He was looking for treasures of gold and the mythical fountain of youth.
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Hernan Cortes landing in Mexico and conquered the Aztec. He also captured Montezuma and took control of the captial city Tenochtitlan giving Spain major access to Mexico.
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Ferdinand Magellan left from Spain to find a route around south America. His trip took much longer than he expected and he ended up dying on the trip around the world along with much of his crew. About 18 members made it back to Spain, they were the first poeple to circumnavigate the world.
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A priest did not agree with the Encomienda system and fought against it for many years. He finally won and the new laws were created saying that its forbidden to enslave Native Americans.
