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Discovered Newfoundland, sent by King Henry VIII
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John Cabot
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Spanish Conquistadore who wiped out Aztec empire. Was driven out after M's death, but returned with reinforcements and conquered in 1521.
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Cortez
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Spanish conquistadore who overthrew Incas in Peru; also claimed Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia. Assassinated by own men.
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Pizarro
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Catholic priest rumored to rule a christian kingdom beyond muslim kingdoms of africa and asia. Prince Henry the navigator was obsessed with finding him to join forces and convert muslims
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Prester John
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Rounded tip of Africa, went to cape of good hope. claimed discovery of sea route to India.
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Dias
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first european to sea pacific ocean, named it, claimed it for spain
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Balboa
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like a snake, stretched all the way to pacific
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spanish priest who became a bishop in mexico. wrote Black Legend, telling of spanish oppression in the americas.
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de las Casas
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half brother of raleigh sent by Q Eliz to ireland for ruthless reform. 1st to be granted colonial charter, but died before making it to n. american coast.
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Humphrey Gilbert
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(sound you make when it sucks to die before making it to first colonial charter)
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slave trader and pirate for England whose failed efforts to find a NW passage led to his disgrace
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Martin Frobisher
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half-brother of Gilbert, Irish reformist, cranted colonial charter by Eliz after Gilbert's expedition failed. Founded Roanoke Colony.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Roanoke was where?
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founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. failed once; found later abandoned with word "croatoan" carved into a post. aka lost colony.
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Roanoke Colony
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Portugese explorer who reached India by sailing around southern tip of Africa.
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Vasco de Gama
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southern tip of africa like someone else, but reached india. what sorority has lots of indians?
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