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Juan Ponce De Leon was born around 1460. The country or city he was born was Tervas De San Capous, Spain. He became an explorer because he was a soldier. He did not have any special abilities but he participated in a lot of fights. He started to sail in 1513. His purpose for traveling was to find the Fountain of Youth. People were getting so sick on the boat that he did not find the Fountain of Youth but, he did find the oldest settlement in Puerto Rico. His journey ended in Havana, Cuba on April 27, 1521 when he was died by an arrow that got stuck in his leg.

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John Cabot doesn’t have an exact date of birth but he was born in 1450, in the city of Genoa, Italy. One reason he became an explorer is that his dad was a veteran. One of his special abilities that made him ready to explore is that he knows how to sail. John had King Henry the VII. The date that John left was in the 1400’s. John’s purpose was to find another way to Asia. One of John’s difficulties when he was travelings is that one of his ships got lost at sea. John is famous because he found Canada. John’s journey ended in May 1498. John died around 1499 or 1500.

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Vasco da Gama was born in 1460. He was born in Sines, Portugal. He joined the navy and learned to navigate. The Portuguese king paid for his travels. He left in 1497. His purpose for traveling was to find a faster route to India. His worst experience was when half of his men died. He was the first person to sail directly to Europe to India. His journey ended on October 11, 1503. He died on December 24,1524 in India.

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Ferdinand Magellan led the first European voyage to circumnavigate the globe. He was born in Portugal in around 1480. As a kid, he studied cartography, astronomy, and navigation for the queen. He left for his journey on September 20, 1519, which was paid for by King Charles 1 of Spain. The reason he left was to find a better route to the Spice Islands. He was injured in 1513 and walked the rest of his life with a limp. His journey continued on until the day he died in Matcon, Philippines. It was April 27, 1521

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Sir Francis Drake was born between 1540 and 1545 in western England. He might have decided to become a explorer because his father was a sailor before settling down and marrying. One special ability he had was that he spoke passionately and convincingly, so that even doubters came around to his way of thinking. Queen Elizabeth paid for his travels and Sir Francis Drake left for his journey on October 2,1567. His purpose was to attack Spanish ships and to bring back silver and gold to Peru. While he was sailing he got seriously injured while trying to raid for silver and gold. He was famous because he captured treasure and became wealthy and became a member of the House of Commons. His journey ended when he died of fever in Portobelo, Panama on January 28, 1596.

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Ferdinand Magellan was born somewhere around 1480, he was born in Portugal. He had some special abilities that helped him be ready to become an explorer are that in his early life he read books about cartography,astronomy,and celestial navigation. Spain supported his travels. The king of Spain in that time was also named Ferdinand. The year he left was 1519. He was trying to go to the spice islands named Moluccas. He walked his life with a limp because of an arrow .He is famous for leading the first european voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe. His journey ended on April 27, 1521, because he died. He died in Mactan, Philippines.

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Juan Ponce de Leon was born in Spain, 1460. He decided to become an explorer because he was a soldier and fought in many wars. The Spanish King  Ferdinand supported his travels and paid for it. He started to sail in 1513. He wanted to travel because he wanted to find the fountain of youth. While he was traveling people kept on getting sick. He did not find the fountain of youth but he founded the oldest settlement in Puerto Rico and he gave Florida its name. His journey ended in June or July ,1521 because of a fight. He died because an arrow got in his leg and wounded it he died in Havana Cuba April 27, 1521.

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rench navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491. He was born in Saint Malo Brittney France. He also lived near the water. He was known chiefly for founding the St. Lawence river. An advantage that he had was  that he learned how to navigate. King Francis the first paid for his travels. He left for his travels in April 20, 1534. He also wanted to impress the king of France. One of the troubles he had was that the harsh winter blew in and the rapids made the river impossible to sail on.  His journey ended in 1542 when he snuck out in the middle of the night and abandoned his ship. Also he was sent  to find the Northwest passage  which didn't exist. Last, he died on September 1, 1557 in Saint Malo, Brittany France.

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Samuel de Champlain settled in new France 400 years ago.  Samuel was born in  Brouage,France in 1617. A reason he was a sailor was because his dad and uncle was a sea captain.His special abilities that were he sailed with his uncle.The group that supported his journey was Spain. He left in July 1580. He was looking for a new world. He did have a difficulty which was he was in a war. He famous for see four out of five of the Great Lakes first. He came back in 1633. He died in 1635.

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Hernando Cortes was born  in 1485 in Medellin, Spain. He decided to become an explorer because he served in the military. A special ability he had that helped him become an explorer was that he was a military leader. Spain paid for his travles so he set off in 1518 to claim Mexico for Spain. Cortes had to use deadly forces to conquer Mexico but  eventually he claimed Mexico for Spain.His journey ended in 1540 but his life ended in Castilleja de la Cuesta Spain on December 2 1547.

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John Cabot was born in about 1450. He was born in Giovanni Caboto. One reason that he might have decided to become an explorer is that John Cabot was inspired by the discoveries of Bartolomeu Dias and Christopher Columbus. A special ability that made him ready to be an explorer is that in 1497, Cabot traveled by sea from Bristol to Canada, which he mistook for Asia. A group and country that supported his journey is King Henry VII and England. John Cabot left in 1498. John Cabot’s purpose for traveling was that he began conducting trade in the eastern Mediterranean. John Cabot did not face any difficulties while he was traveling. John Cabot is famous or known for his 1497 voyage to North America. John Cabot’s journey ended on May 1498. John Cabot died sometime in 1499 or 1500.

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Did you know that James Cook was a navy officer. He also discovered Hawaii. He was born in October of 1728. He left to find new land on 1770. He was traveling with a deadly disease. He died on 1774 in the USA.

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John Smith was born on January 2 1579 in  Lincolnshire, England. He became a explorer most likely because he lived near the sea. James Smith also had abilities that made him eligible to be a sailor. He was a map maker, explorer, geographer, soldier, sailor, and a writer. England paid and supported John Smith’s travels. John Smith left on May 13 1631.

John Smith wanted to find new places to live. During his travel on January 7,1608 the cabins, church, and timber wall burned down. We are still learning about John Smith today because He helped create Jamestown. He also discovered new land. He left Jamestown In 1608. John Smith died in England on June 21.

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Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Italy. He wanted to be an explorer because his family were merchants that travel and look for goods. He did not have any special abilities to be an explorer. He paid for his own travels. He left in 1271. His purpose for traveling was to make a short-cut directly to China. His difficulties in traveling was that evil spirits were tricking his crew. He is famous because he wrote the description of the world. His journey ended in 1295. He died in Venice 1323.

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Ponce De Leon was born in 1460 in Spain.  One reason he might have become an explorer was that he was in the military and decided to travel. He decided he wanted to sail because he wanted to find gold and the Fountain of Youth. He paid for his journey himself. He left Spain in 1493. While he was sailing he settled somewhere and met Christopher Columbus. When he got to land he did not know where he was and named it Florida. When he died from natives, people thought he died from a poison arrow, but we don’t know. In the end he died peacefully in Florida in 1521.

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Henry Hudson was born sometime near 1565 in the United Kingdom.  Henry Hudson became a explorer because he wanted to explore the Orient. He liked to explore a lot, that was his special ability for the exploration. European men set sail with Hudson, they left on May 1, 1607, his purpose to sail was because he had to find a route straight to the North Pole. Henry experienced Indians attacking his ship a lot. He is famous because he was the founder of Hudson Bay and famous for marking water marks around North America. His journey ended on June 22 1611, when he died.