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Prince Henry (Henrique) the Navigator was a protegese soldier, Royal prince and a patron for exploerers. He never went on any of the expiditions but funded a lot of them. He sent sailors to cpae blanc in 1441, cap vert in 1455, and caoe palmas in 1450-1460.
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Juan Ponce de Leon was a spanish exploerer and soldierwho set foot on flordia first. He astablished the oldest european settlement in puerto rico. He came to the americas on columbus second voyage (1493). He didn't return to spain but stayed at santo domingo and searched for treasure like the foutain of youth.
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Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer. He was the first explorer that found out the americas are seperate from Asia. He mapped out the eastern coast of south america.
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Afonso de Albuquerque was a portegese sailor who sailed to the spice islands near Japan trying to create trade oppertunities.He sailed from portagul to the tip of africa then to goa and then found the islands.
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Sebastion Cabot searched for a north western passage to north america. He had a very unsuccessful trip of going around the world
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Goa was attacked in January then in march it was claimed for portagul by Afonso de Albuquerque.
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a spanish exploer. He was the first eastern eropean to see the pacific after crossing the panama ithmus.
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He was suppose to find a passage to the Spice islands but only got as far as Rio de la plata.
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Jacques Cartier led threetrips to explore canada in 1534, 1535, and 1541.
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Fray Marcos de Niza a franciscan preist traveled to mexico to visit the fabled "seven golden cities of Cibola"