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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. His dad was a wool weaver and owned a cheese stand. He had three brothers and a sister. Columbus was a trader as a kid. As a teen Columbus learned to sail and sailed to Portugal. When he was getting older wanted to go on his first expedition.

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Francisco Pizarro was born in Trujillo , Spain. His moms name was Fransisca Gonzalez Matoes . Pizarro was poor growing up. When he got older he wanted gold. In 1513 he joined Vasco Nunez de Balboa in his march to the " South Sea" during which Balboa discovered the Pacific ocean.

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Hernan Cortes was born in Medellin, Spain. His parents were Martin Cortes de Monroy and Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. Growing up his first expedition was when he was 19 yrs old. Later on Cortes joined on an expedition to Cuba to contain more riches.

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1492- Columbus set sail with his three ships.

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1492- Columbus set sail with his three ships.

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Columbus set sail the ocean blue in 1492. Columbus was motivated by this because he was looking for spices that were located by the Silk Road. The deal they gave Columbus was they agreed Columbus would be named admiral and be put in charge of the newly opened lands, and hence be able exploit any potential trade. Before he set sail he ask many rulers to lend him the money for the journey. But every time he came to rulers they turned his offer down. Until Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand accepted the deal and gave Columbus the fund for the expedition. On August 3, 1492  Columbus set sail with three ships.  The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria.

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1. In 1500 Columbus and his three brothers , Bartolomeo, Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacommo were thrown in jail. All four of them were in jail for six weeks until they ordered a release. They were thrown in by King and Queen Ferdinand and Isabella. The reason they went to jail was because Columbus would capture and kill Native people or, hold them captive and turn them into slaves. Queen Isabella was furious because of the way Columbus and his brothers treated the Native people, and decided to give the four of them punishments.

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On May 20, 1506 Christopher Columbus fourteen years after his first voyage dies. Columbus dies of Congestive Heart Failure in Valladolid , Spain. After Columbus died they found out he never found the Americas  and in the 10th century Leif Erikson found Canada, and Columbus found the Bahama Islands (fix sentence)

Columbus never found the Americas or sailed to India.

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When Cortes first set sail to explore mexico he burnt every ship because once you agreed there was no turning back. When Cortes found out about how much riches the Aztec had wanted control of all of it. Cortes conquer the Aztecs by using horses, guns and swords. This gave them a huge advantage because the Aztecs did everything by foot, this also gave him an advantage  because the Aztecs didn't have powerful weapons like swords, guns, and shields.The last thing that gave Cortes an advantage is that the Aztecs killed all the animals that could be domesticated like the horse.

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Cortes affected the western world by smallpox. Estimated 5-8 million people died from smallpox. Cortes also affected the western world by ruling. He murdered lots of people when they didn’t listen to him. Cortes brought over a new language to Mesomerica. Cortes also wrote a book on how to defeat an empire and fighting tactics which Pizarro used to help defeat the Incas.

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After Pizarro conquered the Incas he held some Incas captive and eventually killing them later on. He had accomplished his goal of containing many riches. He also found the new capital Lima. Pizarro capture Atahualpa the Incan emperor and killed him to claim the lands for Spain. 90% of the population was killed by disease and spread through the Americas.

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In 1532 Francisco Pizarro and his around 150 men went up against the 80000 Inca soldiers. The Conquistadors had an advantage because the had horses which were quick and looked intimidating to the Inca Soldiers because they have never seen horses before. they also had gun which made a loud noise but took a long time to reload. They also had swords with a sharp metal edge that could rip bone. Pizarro's men also had a surprise attack when the Incas weren't ready.

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Pizarro died from assassination by Diego de Almagro for revenge for his father. De Almagro and his men stormed into Pizarro's palace. assassinating him and forcing the city council to make him the new leader and governor of Peru. Before Pizarro was assassinated he killed many people only for the greed and riches. People remember Pizarro as a hero others as a monster.

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In 1547 Cortes died to Pleurisy. Pleurisy is lining of the lung inflamed. Hernan Cortes died at the age of 62. Hernan Cortes was a wealthy person. But inside his heart was greed, selfishness and a monster. An accomplishment in Cortes life was defeating the Aztec Empire and ruling until his death. It was devastating that Columbus died to Pleurisy. People remember him as a hero. While other people know him as a murderer.