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Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de Leon, Leif Ericsson, Hernando de Soto, Vaso de Gama, Amerigo Vespucci, Ferdinand Magellan, Bartholomew Diaz, Hernando Cortes, and Captain General Pedro Menendez.

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560985602Christopher ColumbusOctober 12, 1492 Palos, Spain New route to India for spices Converting Native Americans to christianity
560985603John Cabot1497 England Looking for land to colonize for England Discovered Newfoundland
560985604Juan Ponce de Leon1513 Spain Sent out in search of new land First to step foot in Florida
560985605Leif Ericsson1001 Viking Goal was to find new land established Vinland- tried to colonize area but was kciked out by indians
560985606Hernando de Soto1539 Havana, Cuba Goal was to find gold Landed in Florida and marched north to Georgia where indians saw white people and horses for the first time
560985607Vasco de Gama1498 Wanted to find a new route to the indies Found a new route by sailing around the cape of good hope Needed route to get spices that were much needed for perserving their food
560985608Amerigo Vespucci1499 Italy His name was given to the new world-Amerigo=America Sailed along the coast of South America looking for new land
560985609Ferdinand Magellan1522 Europeans wanted an easier way to get to India and China-Northwest Passage Succeeded in reaching Asia by sailing west Route around tip of South America was long and hard with heavy storms and HUGE waves
560985610Bartholomew Diaz1488 First to go around the Southern tip of Africa and the Cape of Good Hope
560985611Vasco Balboa1513 Spain Searched the Caribbean for wealth Crossed Isthmus of Panama to get to the Pacific Ocean
560985612Hernando Cortes1519 Spain Conquered Aztecs and became rich off their gold First to live up to the Spanish dream of wealth by gold
560985613Captain General Pedro Menendez1566 Spain Sent out on a voyage to find new land Began a colony in St. Augustine, Florida Founded a mission (Santa Catalina) on St. Catherine's island
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