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Led an expedition with three ships and more than 200 men to Bimini from Puerto. He accidentally landed in present-day Florida which he thought was an island.
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Led an expedition to search for gold and ends up discovering the Pacific Ocean and claims all the land on the shore for Spain.
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He was one of the first to explore the eastern coast of Mexico.
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He was the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic.Completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.
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Overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the king and queen of Spain.
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With his brothers, Pizarro overthrew the Inca leader Atahualpa and conquered Peru. He also founded the new capital city of Lima.
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Discovered the mouth of the Mississippi river after winning a battle with Indians in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Searched for the Seven Golden Cities which he later found that they were just adobe pueblos (brick towns) but they did discover the Grand Canyon and other major physical landmarks of the region.
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He completed the first known navigation of the entire length of the Amazon River, which initially was named "Rio de Orellana."