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Portugal had a leading role in the Age of Discovery. Under the rule of Prince Henry The Navigator, Portugal even had a school for navigation.
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Christopher Columbus was an explorer with a plan to discover a new world for more riches. All while he was looking for Asia, he ended up in the Americas. Taking credit for the discovery of the "New World" Christopher completed four round trip voyages between Spain and the Americas.
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John Cabot's first voyage was very unsuccessful. The ship encountered a storm before reaching any destinations, John Cabot decided the for the well being of the ship, he would return to spain. Afterwards, Cabot had around three voyages, yet didnt reach as many destinations as an explorer would have wanted to.
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Amerigo Vespucci believed he had discovered this new world because he hadn't known about Columbus's discovery. Martin Waldseemuller named the new world "America" after Vespucci's first name, Amerigo.
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Named the "Americas" after Amerigo Vespucci who thought he was the one who discovered them. Columbus discovered the smaller parts but Amrigo discovered a much larger mass of land.
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Hernan Cortes started exploring around the age of eighteen. He went on many voyages including, The New World, Cuba, Mexico, and his return to spain.
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He took a fleet of Twenty-Two ships o host D.
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The first Spanish settlement in Cuba afte Columbus's discovery was Baracoa. Later the Cuban government killed most of the natives they had made an agreement with.
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He had three voyages to Panama, with eighty men and fourty horse. He explored all over Panama. Also known for his scultures.
