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5967673636Leif Erikson-999 -sailed for Norway -first European to set foot on North America (Vinland)0
5967673637Marco Polo-1271-1294 -sailed for Italy -journey on silk road, traded and collected jewels, travels were written down1
5967673638Bartolomeu Dias-1487 -sailed for Portugal -sailed down to Cape of Good Hope "cape of bad storms" and accidentally discovered Cape of Good Hope because of storm2
5967673639Christopher Colombus-1492-1493 -4 voyages -sailed for spain -established first permanent settlement in NA3
5967673640Amerigo Vespucci-1497, 1499, 1501, 1503, 1507 -sailed for Spain/Portugal -found Venezuela, explored Brazil, discovered Rio De Janeiro, America was named after him4
5967673641John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)-1497 -sailed for England -claimed land in Canada (thought it was Asia), second voyage failed he went MIA, he got glory from King because claiming land helped England rise to power5
5967673642Vasco Da Gama-1498 -sailed for Portugal -first person to make it to India by going around the tip of Africa6
5967673643Vasco De Balboa-1510, 1514 -sailed for Spain -known for establishing establishments in SA -crossed Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean7
5967673644Juan Ponce De Leon-1493-1521 -sailed for Spain -explored FL, then traveled to new world -1506 discovered Puerto Rico8
5967673645Ferdinand Magellan-1519-1522 -sailed for Spain -led the first circumnavigation of the earth -his crew was eaten by cannibalistic tribes9
5967673646Hernando Cortes-1504, 1519-1521 -Sailed for spain -conquered Aztecs in 1521 and claimed significant portions of Mexico for the Spanish empire10
5967673647Giovanni De Verrazzano-1524, 1528 -sailed for France -found the Bay of NY -crew was eaten by cannibalistic tribes11
5967673648Francisco Pizzarro-1513-1514, 1532 -sailed for Spain -conquered Incans, mayor of Panama -founded Lima, Peru -made lots of $ off of Silver12
5967673649Jasques Cartier-1534 -sailed for France -founded Newfoundland13
5967673650Hernando De Soto-1539-1541 -sailed for Spain -explored much of South East FL, discovers mouth of Mississippi River, got lost and may have come to Pcola14
5967673651Francisco Vasquez De Coronado-1540-1542 -sailed for Spain -first Spaniard to explore north region of Mexico , discovered Grand Canyon15
5967673652Tristan De Luna y Arellano-1559 -sailed for Spain -credited to have America's first settlement- purpose was to establish port16
5967673653Sir Francis Drake-1578 -sailed for England -circumnavigated globe (landed in California) and defeated Spanish army17
5967673654Samuel De Champlain-1603-1615 -sailed for France -established government in Quebec, mapped Great Lakes, founder of New France, established fur trade18
5967673655Zheng He-1405-1433 -sailed for China -only Chinese explorer, went to SE Asia & African coast to establish Chinese presence19

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