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Vasco Da Gama was born C. 1460 and died December 24, 1524. He was born in Sines, Portugal and explored for Portugal. He explored from 1497-1524 on three different voyages. His purpose for exploring was to find a route to the east. He then discovered a route from Europe to India. He was awarded title of count of Vidigueiro by the king. He returned to India because he was appointed by viceroy there. In his first voyage, his brother fell ill and died on the Island of Azores.

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Born in Roven, France on November 22 1643.He died on March 19 1687 in Huntsville Texas.

He explored for France in North America from 1671-1684.

On his first voyage he was obsessed with finding a water route to China from North America. On his second voyage he wanted to find the mouth of the Mississippi to colonize the area around it.

He discovered Louisiana and named it after king Louie the 14th. He built forts along the Mississippi River and colonized part of Texas.

Facts- He was killed by his own men because he made empty promises

At 15 he was learning at a Jesuit noviciate  but he wanted to adventure out so he left but was seen as morally weak because he wanted to be released from his vows

He was so obsessed with finding a route to china people jokingly called his estate 'La Chine'

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When was he born? Bernal Diaz was born circa 1492.
Where was he born? He was born and raised in Medina del Campo in Spain.
When did he die? He passed away in 1584.
What country did he explore for? Mexico
When did he explore? 1517-1527
What was his purpose? He was shipped out for an exploration with Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba to explore Yucatan peninsula. He then went again the next year on an expedition with Juan de Grijalba. When rumors of riches was found on the peninsula, he went again with Cortez. He went to Mexico and conquered the Aztec empire.
What did he find? He looked for riches, gold, and ended up conquering the Aztec empire.
3 Facts-
1) He wrote a book, The True History of the Conquest of New Spain, because Francisco Lopez's book did not give much recognition to the fighting soldiers, such as Diaz.
2) He was never a leader, just members of voyages and conquests.
3) In 1514, he went to America in hopes of a new career but it did not work out.

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Bartolomeu Dias was born in 1450. He died on May 29, 1500.

He was born in Algarve, Portugal.

He explored for Portugal.

He explored in 1487. In 1500 he went on another voyage, but died in a violent storm off the coast of Africa.

Bartolomeu's purpose for sailing in 1487 was to sail to the southern end of Africa to find a route to Asia, and to find the kingdom of Prester John.

He discovered a shipping route from Europe to Asia, rounding the Cape of Good Hope and Africa's southern point, Cabo Das Agulhas, and entered the Indian Ocean.

Interesting facts:

1) Bartolomeu Dias was the first European explorer who made it that far when exploring Africa.

2) Bartolomeu Dias gave Cape of Good Hope the name of “Cape of Storms”.

3) While Portugal did not make any expeditions for around ten years, Bartolomeu Dias constructed two ships: Sao Gabriel and Rafael.

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Hernando de Soto was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain on c.1500. He died on May 21, 1542. Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. His years of exploration were in between 1530 and 1542. Hernando de Soto helped supply ships for Francisco Pizzaro's southward expedition and he ended up going with Pizzaro on his conquest of Peru in 1532. De Soto was searching for lots of riches, later on in 1538, he went on a huge expedition to conquer Florida for the Spanish crown. De Soto, along with his men, were the first Europeans to discover the Mississippi River and crossing it too.
Some interesting facts about Hernando de Soto were that he made a huge fortune in the Central American slave trade. Another interesting fact is that De Soto, also was a major role on defeating the Incas in the Battle of Cajamarca. One last interesting fact about him was that, in 1537, Hernando de Soto was made governor of Cuba.

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Born: 1471 in Trujillo, Caceres, Spain

Died: June 26, 1541

Explore for: Fransisco joined Vasco Nunez in his march to the "South Sea" in 1513 where he discovered the pacific ocean.

Explored: 1513-1541

Purpose: He craved fortune and adventure.

Discovered: the pacific ocean and the capital city of Peru, Lima.

Facts: Fransisco was assassinated on JUne 26, 1541 in Lima Peru by vengeful members of enemy conquistadors.
Fransisco was born a illegitimate child.
Fransisco grew up without learning how to read, instead herding his fathers pigs

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-Birth: December 31,1491 in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France
-Death:September 1, 1557 in Kingdom of France
Explore For?
-Jacques Cartier explored for France and he went on 3 voyages and explored from 1534 to 1541.
Purpose?
-Jacques Cartier's 3 voyages along the St. Lawrence river and it would later enable France to lay claim to the lands that would become Canada.
What did he discover ?
-In 1534, Jacques Cartier was sent by King Francis I to the new world to search for riches and he later discovered the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and explored much of its area.
3 INTERESTING FACTS
1.Jacques Cartier married Catherine Des Granches in May 1520, but they had no children.
2. Jacques Cartier retired to Saint-Malo where he served as an interpreter of the Portuguese language.
3. Canada was named as it is because the natives pronounced it "kanata" which Jacques Cartier interpreted to Canada.

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Born: c. 1510 in Salamanca, Spain

Died: September 22, 1554 in Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain

Allegiance: Coronado explored for the Kingdom of Spain. He also served as a conquistador.

Years of exploration: 1540~1542

Purpose of exploration: After hearing reports of the expeditions of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and missionary Marcos de Niza, Coronado led an expedition with the sole purpose of finding the Seven Golden Cities of Cíbola.

Discoveries: The Grand Canyon, The American West

Interesting Facts:

Coronado served as the governor of the province of Nueva Galicia, New Spain for 3 years.

Coronado’s expedition would become one of the largest European expeditions of the North American interior ever.

Coronado was born into a life of privilege, but he ironically lost it all in his quest for riches.

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 He was born in Genoa , Italy on November 9th 1451 and he died on May 20 1506. He explored for the country of Spain. He explored as he made four ventures across the Atlantic during the years 1492, 1493 , 1498 , and 1502. He intended to find a direct water route from the west Europe straight to Asia. He ended up. Discovering the Americas.Three ingesting facts 1. His original name given to him in Italy was Cristoro Colombo2. The Santa Maria was one of the nine ships that sank under his management.3. He was actually perceived as crazy to many during his lifetime despite his accomplishments.

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 He was born in Genoa , Italy on November 9th 1451 and he died on May 20 1506. He explored for the country of Spain. He explored as he made four ventures across the Atlantic during the years 1492, 1493 , 1498 , and 1502. He intended to find a direct water route from the west Europe straight to Asia. He ended up. Discovering the Americas.Three ingesting facts 1. His original name given to him in Italy was Cristoro Colombo2. The Santa Maria was one of the nine ships that sank under his management.3. He was actually perceived as crazy to many during his lifetime despite his accomplishments.

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He was born on november 9th 1451

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born-1467/68
born in Belmonte, Portugal
died- 1500
Pedro Cabral was friends with Vasco de Gama, the first European to sail around the top of Africa. After de Gama returned from his voyage the king of Portugal asked him to go on another voyage to India. De Gama was exhausted and asked Cabral to go for him. Cabral left Lisbon, Portugal in March of 1500 and was headed to go around the end of Africa and then to India. Cabral's 13 ships went way too far west and were headed to South America. No one knows if Cabral went to South America because of bad winds or to restrain some land for Portugal as a result of the Treaty of Tordesilla (1494). In April of 1500 he and his ships set foot in Brazil. Cabral was very friendly with the natives, inviting them on ship and trading with them. Originally Cabral called Brazil, Vera Cruz (Island of the Cross). He took some land under the name of the Portuguese King. A few days later he got back on his ship and went to India for real this time. The voyage was rough and when he got to India, that September, the welcome wasn't near as friendly as expected. Cabral eventually ended up coming home with 4 of the 13 ships he started with. He thought the King would be furious and he was worried he'd never be as famous as his friend de Gama. He was wrong the king was very happy with his voyage and asked Pedro Cabral to go on many more trips to India. Cabral is known for the discovery of Brazil but he spent most of his time in India and Portugal.

3 facts
He had 6 children
Was known as the first captain to set foot on four continents
He came from a minor noble family and was the heir to the throne in Portugal

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Born: 1550 or 1552
Died : About June 3 1626

He was born in Zacatecas, in modern day Mexico. was a conquistador from New Spain, explorer, and colonialgovernor of the Santa FeNuevo Mexico province in the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
In March 1598, Oñate's expedition moved out and forged the Rio Grande (Río del Norte) south of present-day El Paso and Ciudad Juarez in late April.On the Catholic calendar day of Ascension, April 30, 1598, the exploration party assembled on the south bank of the Rio Grande.All summer, Oñate's expedition party followed the middle Rio Grande Valley to present day northern New Mexico.
In 1601, Oñate undertook a large expedition east to the Great Plains region of central North America.
Oñate’s last major expedition went to the west, from New Mexico to the lower valley of the Colorado River. The party of about three dozen men set out from the Rio Grande valley in October 1604.
The reasons of these explorations were to expand New Spain, the more the merrier. By discovering more tribes and terrains in North America, he was able to help establish provinces. But his greatest motivation for eploration was riches, he searched from California to Kansa searching for Silver or Gold, but came empty handed.

3 fun facts

1.  Hemarried Isabel de Tolosa Cortes de Moctezuma, grandaughter of Hernan Cortes , the conqueror of the Triple Alliance,  , and the great-granddaughter of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma Xocoyotzin.

2. He was known for his heartless actions toward natives, causing his monarh to think of him a failure. This caused the King to make Juan move to spain to supervise mines instead of people.

3. Oñate's forces killed 800 people and captured 500 women and children and 80 men.
After a "trial", everyone over the age of 12 was enslaved; all men over 25 had a foot amputated.

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Born: c 1485
Died: December 2,1547

Place of birth?
Medellín, Spain

Explored for?
Spain from 1504-1521

Purpose?
His purpose wasn't an noble one, Cortés wanted riches and fame, which he was determined to receive by any means.

What did he discover?
Cortés never discovered anything if you count being the first at an location. However he was the first to encounter the Aztecs.

Interesting facts?
1. Cortés was a treasurer and even a governor of Cuba
2.Cortés even though he explored for Spain was surprisingly detested by his home country. Perhaps due to his greedy and lying personality Spain sent multiple expeditions in an attempt to stop Cortés and his plans.
3.How Cortés defeated the Aztecs was by relying on his appearance.His gray beard and hair looked like one of the Aztec gods to the Aztecs of Tenochitlan, he then ordered the Aztecs to follow his commands as well as incited rebellion in the Aztecs

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-born c. 1480
-died 1521
-born in Portugal in either the city of Porto or Sabrosa
-he explored for Spain from 1519-1521
-His purpose for exploration was to attempt to sail around the southern tip of South America in order to reach the "Spice Islands" without crossing any territory owned by Portugal. This would benefit the Spanish because they would be able to trade for spices without paying the Portuguese.
-He discovered the western sea route to the spice islands and along the way discovered what is known as the Straight of Magellan. His crew was also the first to circumnavigate the world.
Fun Facts:
1. Magellan was considered a traitor to Portugal for exploring for Spain.
2.Magellan's crew committed multiple attempted mutinies because the mostly Spanish crew did not want to be led by a Portuguese man.
3.Magellan's crew claimed to have encountered giants who were 8 feet tall when they were in Argentina.

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•He was born in Santervás De Campos, Spain on 1460 and died in Havana, Cuba on 1521.
•Ponce De León explored Puerto Rico, and Florida for the Spanish
•1508- he lead an expedition to Puerto Rico for gold.
1512- led another expedition for new lands to find more gold.
1513- traveled to Bimini but landed in Florida trying to find the "fountain of youth."
1521- he led a second expedition to Florida but it was a poorly organized trip and failed.
•Ponce De León sailed for both gold and the "fountain of youth."
•He found a lot of gold in Puerto Rico and discovered Florida.
fun facts-
• Ponce De León had a greyhound dog named Bercerillo with him during some of his conquests.
•Ponce De León is buried in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
•His gravestone reads, "Here rest the bones of a valiant LION (Leon), mightier in deeds than in his name."

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born: circa 970 a.d.
died: 1020
He was born in Iceland, the son of Eric the Red. He moved with his parents to Greenland in 986.
He sailed to Norway around 1000 A.D.
On his way back to Greenland, Ericson landed in North America and explored a region called Vinland.
Leif Ericson was the founder of the first European settlement whats is now Greenland.
He was given the task of converting people to Christianity
interesting facts:
-  the explorer’s name is spelled differently depending on who is chatting about him and where they are doing it. In Old Norse he’s Leifr Eiríksson, in Icelandic he’s Leifur Eiríksson, in Norwegian he’s Leiv Eiriksson, and Wikipedia calls him Leif Ericson
- Leif is often referred to as being from Norwegian blood, but he was actually born in Iceland
- Leif Ericson made the journey to North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus was born

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~Marquette was born in Laon, France, on the 1st of June, 1637. Then he died on a voyage to St. Ignace, Michigan on May 18th, 1675.
~ Marquette had been a professor for the colleges in France for 12 years when his French advisors assigned him to become a missionary, and travel to the northern most Americas in order to spread the word of God.
~Jacques Marquette went on multiple voyages throughout 1666 to 1675; almost 10 years of exploration and missionary works.
~The primary purpose for Marquette's explorations was his ability to be a Jesuit missionary, and to spread the word of God to the Native American people.
~ Marquette founded the first European settlement which is called Sault Ste. Marie, in Michigan 1668, and then in 1671, he founded St. Ignace, which is also located in Michigan. Marquette was first sent to find the mouth of the Mississippi River, but when fear of coming across the Spanish set in, the headed back home on the Illinois River. Most of his explorations were to begin missions, not to discover new worlds.

Fun Facts!

1. Jacques learned fluently 6 different native american dialects while being a missionary.

2. Jacques also went buy Pere Marquette, and a river was named after this nickname of his.

3. The University of Marquette in Milwaukee, is also named after him.

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~ He was born of September 15, 1254 in Venice, Italy. He died on January 8, 1324, also in Venice, Italy.
~ He was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia to China, along with the Middle East
~ He traveled from 1271-1295. He left in 1271 with his father, Nicolo Polo, and his uncle, Maffeo Polo.
~ His purpose for going on this expectation was to help his father and uncle to fulfill Kublai Khan's task to bring Christian priests and holy oil. His purpose for writing about his travels was to educate about China
~ He was one of the first to travel the far east. He documented the culture, technology and civilizations from the Silk Road in his book, The Travels of Marco Polo.

3 INTERESTING FACTS:
~ Marco Polo got the name "il Milone" because he was considered a great storyteller of his time
~ Marco Polo wrote his book, The Travels of Marco Polo, while he was in prison. He was captured while leading a ship of Venice people into battle against Genoa
~ Marco Polo spent much of his journey as a representative for Kublai Khan

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-He was born in Devon-shire England around 1540 and died fifty six years later on January 27, 1596.

-He began sailing for England at an early age around the year 1560. His first voyage was with his cousin John Hawkins bringing African slaves to the new world illegally.

-His main voyage began 1577 he was chosen to lead the expedition meant to go around South America, through the Strait of Magellan and explore the coast around it.

-Drake discovered that Tierra del Fuego, the land located south of the Magellan Strait, was a group of islands, not part of the southern continent which meant that ships could sail between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

- Something interesting about Sir Francis Drake is that he was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

-During this voyages he got associated with piracy and illegal slave trading and became quite successful by taking the gold and silver off of the ships he plundered.

-Another thing is that he became such a skilled pirate that Queen Elizabeth the first used him to attack and take over the Spanish settlements and ships.

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Born: 1371
Death: 1433
Birthplace: Zheng He was born in Kunyang, near Kunming Yunnan province, China.
Explored for this country:
Zheng He explored for China during the Ming Dynsaty.
Years Explored: Zheng He went on 7 voyages from 1405 up until his death in 1433.
Purpose: The Yongle Emperor designed those voyages to establish a Chinese presence and impose imperial control over the indian ocean. The voyages were also designed to establish trade relationships with various parts of Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and Africa
Discovered: During his voyages Zheng He discovered foreign animals for China, like giraffes, lions, zebras and leopards. He also extended China's political influence throughout Asia.
Interesting Facts:
1) Zheng He defeated Chen Zuyi, the most dangerous pisarte of the time
2) His original name, Ma He, was a Chinese translation for Muhammad.
3) On his trip Malindi, he brought back a giraffe to china where it was recognized as a qilin, which is a mythical creature that can be compared to a unicorn.

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Born:

March 13, 1499

Died:

January 3, 1543

Place of Birth:

Montalegre, Portugal

Country he explored for:

Spain

What year(s) did he explore?

1502  1519  1532   1542

What was the purpose for exploring?

Many reasons including being sent to put a stop the spanish conqueror Hernando Cortes, sailing to the West Indies as part of a huge expedition of 30 ships and 2500 soldiers to colonize the island of Cuba, and  The Cabrillo Expedition which was to sail out of Navidad to basically explore.

What did he discover?

Cabrillo was the first to chart the coastline of California.He was also the first to bring back to New Spain reports of the various Indian groups living along the coast and he officially claimed the land for Spain.

Interesting facts that you learn about the explorer?

1. No One actually knows where he is specifically born.

2. Cabrillo was one of the wealthiest men in New Spain

3. He died by breaking his foot by stepping off his canoe

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Name:
Henry Hudson

Born and died:
c.1565-c.June 22, 1611

Where was he born?
England, UK

Explored for this country:
England and then Netherlands (Dutch East India Company) 3rd voyage, then England 4th and final voyage

Years explored:
1607 (first journey as ship commander)-1611 set adrift around Hudson Bay with his son and several others.

Purpose for exploration:
His goal for all four of his voyages was to find a non-icy water route to Asia. In his first voyage in 1607, which was funded by the Muscovy Company (an English firm), he went near Greenland. He found there were plenty of whales in the local waters. His second voyage the following year went north of Russia and they made it to the Novya Zemlya archipelago, but still no route. After joining the Dutch East India Company in 1609 he tried once more north of Russia, but failed and went straight westward to North America. After coming back to Europe he set out for America in April 1610. Unfortunately none of the voyages yielded the route to Asia Hudson sought out.

Discovered:
He actually never found his route to Asia. Though he didn't find a route, he discovered areas around the Hudson Bay and River.
He explored near Greenland, north of Russia, and got marooned near Hudson Bay (it was named after him postmortem). On his third voyage he sailed on the Hudson River (also named for him postmortem). His voyages paved the way for the Dutch to colonize the Hudson River region (New Amsterdam) and English to lay claim on Canadian land.

1) 3 interesting facts:
He had such a knack for navigation he became a ship commander in his late 20s.
2) His own crew put him, his son John, and several others in a boat to die in or near the Hudson Bay on his last voyage, around June 1611. The rest of the crew returned to England, and that was the last anyone heard of Hudson and the others left behind.
3) Despite his failures, several bodies of water are named for him (Hudson River, Hudson Bay).

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-He was born in 1453 within Adhara. He died in 1515 Goa, Portuguese India.

-He explored for The Kingdom of Portugal, serving as a Admiral within the Portuguese Navy.

-His primary purpose for his exploration wad to find new lands and trade routes for Portugal, but also to spread Christianity to different parts of the world.

- Alfonso discovered new routes to China and Malaysia, opening new routes for trade and ways to and from Asia.

Three Things About Him
-He had many titles, such as "The great", "The lion of the Seas" and "Caesar of the East", most awarded to him due to his battles against the Ottoman Turks.

-He was a good friend of king John II of Portugal, since they had been friends from childhood due to his nobility.

-He was the first European to raid in the Persian gulf, and launched many battles against The Ottoman Turks, even starting the Portuguese-Ottoman War.