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When was he born/when did he die?
December 23, 1491 - September 1, 1557

Where was he born ? -
Saint-malo France

What country did he explore ?
Canada

What years did he explore? - 1534

What was his purpose for exploring
In search of gold spices and new water passage from France to Asia.

What did he discover ? st Lawrence river

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado by Bren Oneill

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado by Bren Oneill

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Born: 1510
Died: September 22 1554 Mexico city Mexico
What country did he explore for: Spain
What years did he explore: 1540 - 1542
What was he purpose for sailing: Finding the 7 golden cities
What did he discover: The grand canyon ,The great Plains of Kansas and other major physical landmarks of the reigio

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Giovanni was born in 1485 in Val di Greve, Republic of Florence and died in 1528. Before serving the King of France and becoming a explorer, Verrazzano was a pirate. He spent part of his life stealing and selling goods before starting his voyages. He explored the Atlantic coast of North America from 1524-1525 and was sent by King Francis I of France to explore the East coast of North America for a route to the Pacific Ocean. Though one of the main purpose of his personal goals was to seek a passage to Asia. Instead, he founded The New York Harbor, Block Island, and The Narragansett Bay.  His discoveries greatly helped shaped the construction and look of maps that would be used by explorers who came after him. His voyages and exploration were soon ended when some of his crew men and himself were eaten by cannibals.

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-Born: March 9, 1454 in Florence, Italy.
-Died: February 22, 1512 in Seville, Spain from Malaria.
-Explored from the years 1499 to 1502 for Portugal at the invitation of King Manuel l.
-His purpose for sailing was to explore and map Asia, but realized he wasn’t exploring Asia but a new continent not previously known to Europeans.
-He discovered The Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata.
-He married Maria Cerezo and became a naturalized Spaniard on April 14, 1505.
-North and South America were named  after Amerigo because a cartographer, who made one of the first maps of the “New World”, mistakenly thought Amerigo discovered the new land mass.
-He went on three voyages to the New World, the first one occurring in 1499 and the last occurring in 1501.

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Vasco da Gama was born on September 5, 1467 and he died on December 24, 1624
Vasco was born in Sines, Portugal
He discovered a sea route to Straight to India
Vasco da Gama explored from 1497 to 1499. He landed in Calicut on May 20, 1498.
He was the first European to reach India by sea
His father was a knight and explorer
It took him less than a month to reach india

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Leif Erikson was born 970 ad in the Icelandic Common Wealth. He died in 1020 ad.
Leif Erikson explores for his homeland the icelandic common wealth.
He explored during the year 1000 ad.
His purpose for sailing was more or less an accident. He sailed to norway to meet a king who converted him to christianity. On his way back he managed to stumble across North America and an area he claimed as Vinland.
3 interesting facts-
He wasn’t converted to christianity by a king.
He discovered North America before Christopher Columbus
Son of Erik The Red, The founder of Greenland

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Born: 1450
Death: Disappeared in 1499
Birthplace: Genoa, Italy. He later in life moved to England (1495)
Country Of Exploration: He sailed for Asia but found the eastern Canadian coast.
Year(s) Of Exploration: 1497-1499
Purpose For Exploring: He was sent by King Henry VII of England to sail for riches like gold and spices, as well to find a faster route to Asia along with trading opportunities. Cabot was also told by King Henry VII to explore the new world.
Disovery: John Cabot, although sent for a completely different objective, found Canada, more specifically the eastern coast of Canada.
Fact 1: Cabot was the second European to reach the new world (first was Christopher Columbus).
Fact 2: Cabot himself owned a relatively small ship known as the "Mathew."
Fact 3: Cabot was granted permission to go on a second expedition in 1498 by King Henry VII of England and never returned with the five ships he set sail with, it is still unknown as to what happened to him and his crew.

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-Ponce de Leon was born 1474 and died on July 1521.
- He was born at santervas de campos, Spain.
- Ponce de Leon first explored Puerto Rico in 1508 while assigned to Hispaniola. He found the Gulf Stream and arrived on the North American continent on April 3, 1513.
- Juan Ponce de Leon purpose for exploring was triggered when he accompanied Christopher Columbus on his 1493 voyage to the New World.
- He discovered gold when exploring.
- Interesting facts about Ponce de Leon are:
. He is believed to be the first European to set foot on Florida's land.
. When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain following his second voyage to the new world, Juan Ponce de Leon stayed behind and did all the exploring without assistance.
.Ponce, who still had many influential friends, secured permission to colonize any lands he found to the northwest of Puerto Rico.

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-Marco Polo was born in 1254

-Marco Polo died 1324

-Marco Polo was born in Venice Italy

-Marco Polo travelled across Asia through China

-Marco Polo explored in the year 1271

-Marco Polo’s purpose for sailing/ exploring was he had journeyed across Asia at the height of the Mongol Empire

-Marco Polo was one of the most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages

Three interesting facts about Marco Polo

-Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer and writer

-Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to see a rhinoceros, however he thought it was a unicorn

-Marco Polo sailed for 24 years with his father but was betrayed by him

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Borned:
He was borned in Alhandra, Kingdom of Portugal in 1453.
Died:
He died the 16th of december of 1515 in Goa, Portuguese India.
What country did he explored for?
He explored for the country of Portugal.
What years did he explored?
He explored for the following years: 1503-1504, 1506-1508, 1510-1513.
What was his purpose for sailing?
He wanted to control Melaka.
What did he discovered?
He discovered the Spice Islands, therefore, the Portuguese became the first Europeans to discover and to reach the fabled Spice Islands of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indies in addition to discovering their sea routes.
Interesting Facts:
1. His military brilliance in campaigns against the much larger Ottoman Empire and its allies enabled Portugal to become the first global empire in history.
2. He became the second governor of Portuguese India.
3. Helped European sea trade with China during the Ming Dynasty and also with Thailand and Timor.

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Ferdinand Magellan was born on February 3, 1480 in Portugal. He then lived till April 27, 1521 where he died on his exploration.Ferdinand Magellan was a Spanish explorer who was hired by Spain. He explored from the years 1519 to 1521. Ferdinand Magellan was sent on his exploration from Spain to go from Europe to Asia by heading west across the Atlantic. At the time everyone thought that the earth was flat till Ferdinand Magellan completes his voyage and proved that the earth has infact round. He was the first person to circumnavigate a cross the earth. On his voyage he died and never was able to complete it himself. Wen the ships returned to Spain there was only 17 Europeans alive the rest had died.

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Hernan Cortes was born in the year 1485 in Medellin Spain and died on December 2 1547. Purpose for sailing:Left Spain when he was 19 to seek fortune in the new world. He led the destruction of the Aztec empire and claim portion of Mexico for Spain.years he explored:In 1518 he set off to explore Mexico. He took the city of tenochtitlan in 1521. He also travelled to Honduras in 1524 to stop a rebellion.
What country did he explore for: He went to explore the interior of Mexico. There he strategically aligned some native peoples against others to overthrow them.
Discoveries :Myan territory and in July 1519 Cortes officially took over Veracruz.
Interesting facts:The military ran in his blood as his father was an officier in  Spanish army. Cortes attended university of Salamanca. His parents hoped he would become a lawyer.

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Christopher Columbus
-He was born in the year 1451 in August on the 26th.
-He was born in the city Genoa in Italy.
-He died on May 20th, 1506
-Christopher explored many before but one of his major accomplishments was that he discoverd america.
-He explored for the country of Spain
-He explored from 1492-1504
-His purpose for exploring was to discover and open new trade routes.
-He is known to have discovers what we know today as the USA!
-Interesting fact #1 Christopher Columbus was very religious.
-#2 Many of his explorations were barley funded which made them even harder.
-#3 More than half of his voyages were fails and didn't find what he was looking for.

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1)When was he born?When did he die?
Born:1471 or 1476 in Trujille, Crown Of Castil.
Died:26 June 1541(65-70) he was assassinated in Lima
Peru.
2)Where was he born?
Born in Trujille, Crown Of Castile. He was the illegitimate son of infantry colonel Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca Gonzalez.
3)What country did he explore for?
He explored for Spain even though his father was a colonel in an Italian camps.
4)What years did he explore?
He explored in 1509 with Alonso De Ojeda,and they got set up but him,and some other crew mambers survived, then 1513 he set sail with Vasco Núnez to Panama where he became a mayor for 5 years.Then traveld down to Peru and back to Spain.
5)What was hes purpose for sailing?
He set sail in 1514 in Panama,and Peru,and he returned back in Spain in 1524 when he asked King Charles I so he can gain permission to inavde the Inca Empire after failing twice.
6)What did he discover?
He discoverd Panama City, he conquered Peru after many attempts, he found Lima and made it the capital of Peru.A country full of gold and also called El Dorado.
7)Facts
-He was assassinated by the natives.
-He was part of the battle of cajamarca in South America were he captured and excuted Atahualpa which as the Incan emperor.
-Pizarro's military victory was one of the most improbable in recorded history.

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- born during the 1540s in Travistock, United Kingdom
- Died on January 27, 1596
- the country he explored for is England
- Francis Drake explored from 1560s- 1580
- His purpose for exploring was to sail to the northwestern coast of North America, seeking a northwest passage
- What he discovered after navigating through the Strait of Magellan and going around South America was the west coast of North America. He then explored it
- interesting facts
1. He helped defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588
2. Is noticed for being the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan era
3.worked illegally as a slave trader with his cousin John Hawkins in the 1560

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•Date of Birth:1467
•Date of death: 1520
•Birth place: Belmonte, Portugal.
•Country he explored for: Portugal
•Explored from: 1500-1501 retired 1502
•His purpose for sailing: to find valuable spices, establish trade posts and make trade relationships in India.
•What he discovered:A new land in South America “Brazil”
•Facts about him:
-Pedro Cabral was a portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer.
-Cabral conducted the 1st substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America.
-He discovered a new type of wood in Brazil called “Pau-Brasil” Brazil wood, the source of an excellent red dye.
-He established a trading post at Cochin in India.
-Cabral is regarded as the first captain who ever touched four continents, leading the first expedition that united Europe, Africa, America, and Asia.

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Robert La Salle by Scarlett b.
-Born: November 22, 1643
-Died: March 19, 1687
-Robert La Salle was born in Rouen, France.
-He explored the great lakes region of  the United States, Canda, the Mississippi river and the gulf of Mexico.
-He explored in 1682.
-He was sent by King Louis XIV, his mission was to establish fur trade routes along the Mississippi river.
-He discovered the full length of the Mississippi river and was the first european to travel the full length.
Interesting facts:
1)He was the first european to make contact with many native tribes.
2)He spent 9 years as a jesuit student.
3)He claimed the Mississippi river and it’s tributaries for France and named it Louisiana after King Louis.

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~Born between 1565 -1570 in England
~Presumed dead in 1611
~his occupations were writing.exploring,and navigating
~in 1607 and 1608 he ventured twice behalf English merchants to find a a northeastern passage to china via the arctic circle and in 1609 he landed in the region around modern day New York city
~He went on to explore the Hudson bay on the search for a route to china
~After getting lost at sea most of his crew mutinied and the were never seen again
~Henry Hudson's grandfather was also named Henry Hudson.
~He helped to found the Muscovy Company.
~His ship was called the Hopewell.

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- Bernal Diaz was born in 1490 and died in 1584.
- He was born in Medina del Campo, Spain.
- He explored the coasts of The Gulf of Mexico in 1517 and 1518.
- He sailed in hope to find new lands (the Americas).
- He discovered new lands in The Gulf of Mexico, native people, and new crops.
- Interesting facts about Bernal Diaz:
. He was born in a poor family
. He wrote books
. He was named Governor of Santiago de los Caballeros in 1551 after the Conquest of Mexico