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First to step foot in flordia but September 1493, he joined Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the new world!
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Helped conquered cuba but later he claimed the land for spain in 1528.
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Went to Aztec to find treasure, found treasure, but the king in jail, and a war started because they were caught carrying treasure.
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wanted to to explore the shores of southern Mexico. so they can find new land and exploitable resources, and finally
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who overthrew the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain and discovered Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire.
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He was the first European colonizer,he tyred to settle in the Carolinas but was unsuccessful.
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He was a map-maker and was the first one to chart the Gulf coast florida to mexico, and mapped corpus Christi bay. This helped others expore more of it too.
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(1539-1540)
first european to explore florida and the southeastern US and find out more about it! -
discovered the Gulf of California and reached nearly as far north as the 30th parallel. this was great for mroe ships to get through and know where they are going and its also a easy path to follow.
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first European to explore North America's Southwest and see Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, and many other great land marks today!