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7041133010Juan Ponce de LeonIn 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth0
7041133011Hernando de SotoHe is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River1
7041133012MontezumaAztec emperor of Mexico, famous for his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortes.2
7041133013Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China3
7041133014Herman CortesSpanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico4
7041133015Francisco CoronadoA Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico to present-day Kansas5
7041133016Robert de La SalleFrench explorer who explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico6
7041133017Jacques CartierFrench explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France7
7041133018John CabotItalian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland8
7041133019Ferdinand of AragonThe king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella9
7041133020Isabella of CastileThe queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain10
7041133021HiawathaA Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers11
7056894046Marco PoloItalian explorer who spent many years in China or near it. His return to Europe in 1295 sparked a European interest in finding a quicker route to Asia12
7056894047Francisco PizarroNew World conqueror or Spanish conquistador who crushed the Incan civilization in Peru, took their gold and silver, and enslaved the Incas in 1532.13
7056894048Vasco Nuñez BalboaEuropean discoverer of the Pacific Ocean in 1513.14
7056894049Ferdinand MagellanIn 1519, his crew began a voyage and eventually ended up becoming the first to circumnavigate the world, even though he died in the Philippines.15
7056894050Bartolomé de Las CasasA Spanish missionary who was appalled by the method of encomienda systems, calling it "a moral pestilence invented by Satan."16

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