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Columbus embarked on a journey to the new world and landed on the island of San Salvador, which is apart of the Bahamas.
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Gama was a Portugese explorer and discovered the first oceanic route to Asia from Europe, via the Indian Ocean
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Cabot was the first person to reach the shores of North America, and due to his allegiance to the English King, prepared the way for English occupancy in the Americas.
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Vespucci was an italian merchant and explorer who gave the Americas their name.
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Leon was a Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach Puerto Rico in 1508, and later on Florida
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The Spanish explorer, Cortes first reached Cuba in 1519 and eventually Mexico in 1521, his exploration to Mexico is commonly attributed to the destruction of the Inca and Aztec peoples.
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Magellan was a Spanish explorer who navigated to Asia from the Pacific coast of the Americas, but he died in the Phillipines and his crew had to journey back to Spain without him.
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Pizarro was a Spanish explorer who was the first European to experience the Pacific ocean from the Americas
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Cartier was a French explorer who discovered and named Canada, and led to French occupation in Canada
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Drake was the first Englishmen to journey around and map the entire world, it took him nearly 20 years.