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Exploration and naming of America
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Duke Charles of Burgundy became king of Spain; three years later he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V.
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Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire and took part in explorations of the northern Caribbean coast of South America
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The french explorer, Jacques Cartier, "discovered" the St. Lawrence River and explored more of that region between 1535 and 1541.
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Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Ariz. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas from Spain
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Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer and conquistador, claims to have been the first European to see the great Mississippi River
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when the northern Dutch opened the dikes to enable them to escape to sail across flooded farmlands to the defense of besieged Leiden.
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During this french explorers travels, help the Huron indians in attacking the Iroquois and "discovered" Lake Champlain in the process.
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he was dismissed during exploratory voyage to North America
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The Spanish would not recognize Dutch independence until the end of this war
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French explorers. They were sent to explore the Mississippi River and find out whether the river leads to the Pacific Ocean or not. They found out it didn't.
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