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Jan 1, 1001
Lief Eriksson
Lief was the first person to find North America. He tried to go to Greenland but, got off course and went to North America. He is son of Erik the Red. He was born in Greenland. Lief was not very faithful to the viking kings because he belived in christanity. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco Da Gama
Vasco Da Gama was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in Sines,Portuagul. Da Gama tried to go to India and made it. He left India August 29,1498. He returned with all of his tradings with the Indies. When he came back, he had some of his crew members but, some of them died. -
Jan 1, 1511
Balboa
Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistdor. Balboa had a dog named Loencic. Balboa married the daughter Careta, the local Indian chief. Pizarro arrested Balboa. Balboa found the Pacific Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1513
Ponce De Leon
Ponce De Leon was a Spanish explorer. He sailed with Christopher Columbus. Ponce De Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth.
Ponce de leon dicovered Florida. He returned to Florida again to build a colony. -
Jan 1, 1521
Hernan Cortes
Cortes is a Spanish expoler. He is famous for the march on Mexico and conqering the Aztec empire. He got driven out of Mexico and returned in the summer to capture Tenochtitlan. He died near Seville in 1547. -
Oct 7, 1532
Francisco Pizarro
Pizarro is a Spanish conquistdor. Pizarro conquerd th Incan empire. De Soto sailed with Pizarro as one of his men. Pizarro ambushed Athuallpa and killed thousands of his men. -
Jan 1, 1539
De Soto
De Soto was a conquistdor. De Soto set out to search for North America. He sailed with Pizarro as one of his men. He discoverd the Mississippi River. When De Soto and his men were crossing the Mississippi River, De Soto was struck of a fever. He later died.
