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1450
Cabot
Sailed for England and landed on the coast of New-Foundland. He should have credit for New America and gave England claim to North America. -
1451
Columbus
He's Italy who sailed for Spain west to the Indies but landed on the Bahamas. He brought sicknesses while he had an antibody, Also, he wasn't the one who discovered North America. He was born in Genoa, Italy 1451 and died May 20, 1506 -
1454
Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was born March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1521. America was named after him and sailed for Spain (1499–1500) and then for Portugal (1501–1502). -
1474
Ponce de Leon
First to land on the mainland of North America and was looking for "fountain of youth". He had a fear of death so he was very selfish so he would never die. -
1475
Balboa
Spanish explorer, claimed the Pacific Ocean and adjoining lands for Spain. Balboa (born 1475, Jerez de los Caballeros, or Badajoz, Extremadura province, Castile—died January 12, 1519, Acla, near Darién, Panama). -
1478
Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro, (born c. 1475, Trujillo, Extremadura, Castile—died June 26, 1541, Lima). Conquered the Inca Empire. -
1480
Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer. Searched for a passage to Pacific Ocean and sailed through "straits of Magellan". -
1485
Cortes
Hernán Cortés (born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile—died December 2, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Sevilla). Spanish Conquin. -
1500
De Soto
(1500–1542) Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer who led an expedition into the southern United States. Sailed for Spain and explored the Mississippi river which is Oklahoma today. -
1510
Coronado
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, (born 1510, Salamanca, Spain—died September 22, 1554, Mexico). He was looking for fabled seven cities of gold, explored present-day Arizona and New Mexico.