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When Columbus set sail to reach Asia, he stumbled upon the New World which is now North America.
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Hernan Cortes conquered Mexico for Spain and fought the mighty Aztecs.
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Alvarez De Pineda was hoping to find a water from the Gulf of Mexico to the orient. He was the first ever explorer to produce a detailed map of the gulf which led to many more explorations.
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Cabeza De Vaca wanted to claim the land of Florida for Spain but ended up shipwrecking at Galveston by a gale.
