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Christopher Columbus lead a voyage to the New World, to look for gold and spices to return to Europe. The queen of spain was the one funding the exploration.
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Cortes formally claimed Mexican land for the Spanish ground. Cortes was part of the generation of Spanish colonizers that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the America.
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Jacques cartier explored the northeast part of the continent looking to find the passage to the orient.
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He explored Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and texas. He was looking for the seven golden cities of cibola (Arizona).
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Sailing west of new foundland he discovered the St. Lawrence river and explored the region in three voyages between 1535-1541
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Pedro Menendez De Aveiles landed on the shores of America called Matanzas bay. St. Augustine in Florida was founded by the spanish.
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Samuel De Champlain credited as the founder of Quebec, spent little time there leaving the small fortified post to others and heading further into the Canadian woodlands.
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Dutch settlers put down there roots along the Hudson river to Albany.
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Santa Fe San Miguel mission was founed as the capital of spanish colony of New Mexico.
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Dutch claims Virginia, which is present day Albany.
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Jacques MarQuette and Louis Joliet were sent to explore the Mississppi river the long sought water passage to P. Ocean? Were the fabled kingdoms of Quivina and theguaio real
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