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Dias was a Portuguese explorer.
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Columbus' plan waas accepted in January, and he finally left in August.
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After a long journey, Christopher arrives in America.
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After reaching an island now called Hispaniola, and finding gold and pearls, he was convinced he had reached Asia and sailed back home.
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The Pope drew an imaginary line and said Portugal could claim all non-Christian lands to the east of the line, and Spain could claim the non-Christian lands to the west of it.
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The treaty moved the Line of Demarcation more than 800 miles farther west from where Pope Alexander VI had orignally "drew" it.
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Amerigo's plan was to go out and find a sea route to Asia.
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa led an expedition after hearing reports from Native Americans about another ocean and a province rich in gold.
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Magellan proposed to reach Asia sailng west and the Spanish king agreed to fund Magellan's voyage.
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Hernando began a conquest for the Americas and landed on the Mexican coast wtih 508 conquistadors.
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After rebelling, the Aztecs trapped the Spaniards in Tenochtitlan. In June, however, they were caught trying to escape and fighting broke out.
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When Cortes went back to Tenochtitlan , many Aztec's fell victim to an outbreak of smallpox, which weakened their army.
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After a siege led by Cortes that lasted several months, Tenochtitlan finally fell and the Spanish built Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital.
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After Magellan was killed in a local battle, his crew sailed on and the one remaining ship finally arrived in Spain.
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Francisco leads an army of 180 men to Peru to conquer the Incan Empire.
