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18 Cards in this Set
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Vasco da Gama
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From Portugal, Returned from India in 1497-1498.
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Bartolomeo Diaz
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From Portugal, Reached the Cape of Good Hope in Africa in 1488.
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Pedro Cabral
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From Portugal, Reached Brazil in 1500.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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From Portugal, Sailed along the coast of South America in 1499.
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Alphonso de Albuquerque
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From Portugal, Reached the Straits of Malacca near Indonesia in 1511.
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Christopher Columbus
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From Spain, Discovered the West Indies in 1492.
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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From Spain, Discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
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Hernando Cortez
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From Spain, Gathered the wealth of Mexico in 1519.
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Ferdinand Magellan
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From Spain, His crew sailed around the world from 1519-1521.
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Francesco Pizarro
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From Spain, captured the wealth and empire of the Incas in 1528.
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Francis Xavier
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From Spain, Established Christianity in India, Japan, etc. in 1549.
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Dutch East India Company
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Dutch, Claimed the East Indies (Indonesia) in 1602.
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John Cabot
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From England, Claimed North America for King Henry in 1497-1498.
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Francis Drake
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From England, Circumnavigated the globe from 1577-1580.
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Martin Frobisher
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From England, Searched for the Northwest Passage in 1576.
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Giovanni Verranzano
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From France, Sailed the East coast of the United States in 1524.
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Jacques Cartier
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From France, Established French claims in America in 1534.
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Samuel de Champlain
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From France, Established Quebec and Northeast River Systems in 1608.
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