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9 Cards in this Set
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Juan Ponce de Leon |
First Spanish explorer to land on North American mainland. |
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Juan de Oñate |
Oñate established the first colony at Santa Fe. He also built many cities and settlements throughout the U.S. |
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Hernan Cortes |
Cortez found the Aztec people and destroyed their capital with only 500 men, in search of gold. |
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Francisco Pizzaro |
Pizzaro sailed to the Incan Empire, and killed their ruler. Throughout the years that he was there, he captured most of the empire. |
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Christopher Columbus |
Columbus sailed for the Portuguese and gained Spanish support to find Asia. |
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Vasco de Balboa |
Balboa governed a town in what is now known as Panama. He discovered a body of water and claimed the land that it touched for Spain. |
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Henry Hudson |
A Dutch sailor who discovered the Hudson River and Hudson Bay. |
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Jacques Cartier |
A French sailor who sailed from St. Lawrence to Montreal. |
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Jean Nicolet |
Jean Nicolet was the first European to be documented in Wisconsin. He arrived here in 1634. |
