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20 Cards in this Set
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Established the sailing school.
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Vasco De Gama
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First person to sail around Africa, and land.
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Christopher Columbus
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4 voyages, Cuba, west indies, Hispanola, South America
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Amerigo Vespucci
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2 journeys, Americas named after , did not go to Asia
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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discovered Pacific ocean, hacked through Panama.
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Circum- Navigated the world, the first one
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Hernando Cortes
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Had 500 soldiers, from Cuba to Mexico. He conquered the Aztecs.
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Francisco Pizzaro
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Landed in Peru in 1531, search for Incas and gold.
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Juan Pon de Leon
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Sailed north from Puerta Rico for large islands.
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Alvar Nunez Cabeza Devaca
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Landed on present day Galveston Island.
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Estevanico
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Lead a group into present day New Mexico.
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Francisco Cornado
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1,100 Spaniards and Native Americans to find golden city, found it.
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Hernndo de Soto
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Searches for riches in today SE US. Died in 1502.
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John Cabot
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Decided to move route to northern Asia.
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Giovanni de Verranzo
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Explored Atlantic coast, explored part of Hudson.
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Jacques Carier
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Three trips to NA. St. Lawerence.
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Henry Hudson
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4 Voyages for NW Passage. 2 Arctic Ocean.
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Samule de Camplaine
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First 11 voyages to explore St. Lawerence river.
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Jaques Marquete
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Founded 2 missions along great lakes.
Paddled canoes along lake Michigan. |
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Rene Robert Cavelier (La Salle)
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River exploration was completed in 1682. Mississippi valley for France.
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