I Marco Polo - Italian adventurer and travelled China for 20 years from 1275-1295. He is regarded as an indirect discoverer of the New World because of his book that talked about the treasures of the East and it stimulated European desires to find a cheaper route to trade with China. Francisco Pizarro - explored South America and crushed the Incans of Peru in 1532, got lots of treasure Juan Ponce de Leon- Ventured into Florida in 1513 and 1521, seeking gold and not the mythical fountain of youth and was killed by an Indian arrow. Conquistadors - Spanish explorers in service of God and in search of gold and glory in the New World.
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I Marco Polo - Italian adventurer and travelled China for 20 years from 1275-1295. He is regarded as an indirect discoverer of the New World because of his book that talked about the treasures of the East and it stimulated European desires to find a cheaper route to trade with China. Francisco Pizarro - explored South America and crushed the Incans of Peru in 1532, got lots of treasure Juan Ponce de Leon- Ventured into Florida in 1513 and 1521, seeking gold and not the mythical fountain of youth and was killed by an Indian arrow. Conquistadors - Spanish explorers in service of God and in search of gold and glory in the New World.
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