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- Spanish conquistador
- He lead an expedition to Mexico in search of gold
- He defeated the Aztecs in Mexico with the help of the Aztec's enemies
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- Spanish conquistador
- His goal was to claim land and find gold in the Americas
- He conquered the Incas in Peru, South America
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- African slave who led Spanish explorers to Arizona and New Mexico
- Searched for the 7 Cities of Gold
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- Searched for the NW Passage
- Found the Hudson River in NY and Hudson Bay in Canada
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- Sailed for Spain
- Believed that he could sail West, go around S. America and end up back in Spain
- Named the Pacific Ocean
- Died in battle in the Philippine Islands
- First crew to circumnavigate the world
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- Believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean
- Asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to fund his trip
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- Inspired by Columbus and Cabot, he wanted to find out if they had landed in Asia
- He sailed to South America and realized it was a new world.
- The Americas are named for him.
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- Sailed for France, searching for a NW Passage to Asia
- Found the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada
- He claimed the St. Lawrence River and the area around it for France
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- He searched for the NW Passage to Asia by travelling N. and W.
- He explored the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, but thought it was Asia
- He discovered the Grand Banks, a rich fishing area
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| John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) |
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- He crossed the Isthmus of Panama in Central America
- Found the Pacific Ocean in 1513, naming it "Mar del Sur" (the Southern Sea).
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- First Spanish conquistador to reach what is now the United States
- Searching for gold
- Searched for the "Fountain of Youth"
- Claimed Florida for Spain and named it "La Florida", Land of the Flowers
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- Explored the Mississippi River region
- Claimed the Mississippi River and all the land around it for France
- Named this vast area of Louisiana after King Louis XIV of France
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- Spanish conquistador
- Led an expedition into the SW United States--including OK, TX, NM, AZ, and parts of Mexico
- Searched for some legendary cities of gold
- Rhymes with Colorado
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- Spanish conquistador
- Conquered and settled in Florida
- Went to present-day Georgia
- Explored the SE United States
- He was the 1st European explorer to reach the Mississippi River
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