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He was a royal prince and a soldier. He sent many ships out but he never went on them. Thanks to him the Maderia islands were found. He sailed in 1420.
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Explorer who dicovered an ocean route from potugal to the east.They thought the indian ocean was not connected to other seas so they thought it was imposible to sail. Sailed in 1497
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He worked as a cartographer for England's King Henry VIII. Went looking for the northwest passage. He did not acheive what he was looking for. First sail was in 1508.
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Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513), after crossing the Isthmus of Panama overland.
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Spanish conquistador who traveled through much of the Pacific coast of America along Peru. He discovered the Incan empire and conquered it brutally and quickly, stealing immense hoards of gold, silver, and other treasures. Looking for treasure and wanted to conolize.
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He overthrew the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain. He went looking for gold, silver, and other treasures. He killed and took over Mexico. Sailed for spain in 1521
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He explored the Northeast coast.Verrazzano left Madeira, Spain, in January,1594 and got to Cape fear march 1. Sailed in 1524
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Was a portugal sailor that sailed the atlantic hoping to find a route to india. Made a total of 4 trips. Sailed for king Ferdinand 2. Looking for spices
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Second voyage
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Third voyage
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First italian explorer to find that the americas were a seperate continent from Asia. He was the navigator under under the command of Alonso de Ojeda.
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Was a Spanish explorer who sailed the Atlantic Ocean and was the first European to explore Florida and the southeastern US.
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Was a slave in North Africa. Who was one of the early explorers of the Southwestern United States.
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Forth and last voyage
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He was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth. He is also the one that named the Pacific ocean.
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English explorer and navigator who explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America. The Hudson River, Hudson Strait, and Hudson Bay are named for Hudson.
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British explorer, poet, historian, and soldier. Raleigh led expeditions to both North America and South America. He named Virginia.
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French Jesuit priest and explorer. He sailed to Quebec in 1666 and in 1671 started a Chippewa mission at Chequamegon Bay. They travelled along Lake Michigan to Green Bay, canoed up the Fox River, and went downstream on the Wisconsin River to the Mississippi River.
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British explorer and astronomer who went on many expeditions to the Pacific Ocean, Antarctic, Arctic, and around the world.