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Christopher Columbus sets sail to discover the whole world and to prove the earth was round like a ball.
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Hernando Cortes and with his less than 1000 troops defeated 1,000,000 Aztecs in 1521. The spanish explorer got gold, silver, and spices.
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When he reached Baja California in 1535, he thought it was an island, but it was a peninsula which is that has water almost all around the area.
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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo finds Alta California in 1542. Alta means higher or upper which is because it is greater north from Baja California.
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Drake sets sail to New Spain and attacks spanish settlements and stole gold and other riches.
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In 1579, Drake reached the California's coast and claimed the land for England and circled the globe before returning back to England.
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Cermeno sails to the coast of California from the Philippines to look for safe harbors where sailors can stop for repairs and supplies.
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Vizcaino finds Monteray Bay in 1602.
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Russians and other Europeons want to explore the coast of Alta California.
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In 1788, James Cook from England also looked for the passage along the northwestern coast of North America. He, too, failed to find the passage.
