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Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 in Sabrosa, Portugal. One reason he might have decided to become a explorer is that as a boy he studied map making and navigation. His special abilities that made him ready to be a explorer are that he studied cartography, astronomy, and celestrial navigation. Spain supported his journey. He left in 1519. His purpose was to find a route to the Spice Island. He got stabbed and there was attempted mutiny on one of his boats. One of five ships went back to Spain. He is famous because he led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavagiate the globe. His journey ended on April 27 1521 during a battle.

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La Salle was born in Rouen, Normandy, France on November 22, 1643. He decided to become an explorer because he was attracted to adventure. One of his abilities that made him ready to be an explorer is he was good at working with people. French King, King Louis XIV  paid for his trip. He left France in 1666 to discover Canada. La Salle wanted to explore the region between Florida, Mexico, and New France. When he was exploring, he encountered a village of indians and someone also tried to poison him. La Salle was famous for being a French explorer who led an expedition down the Mississippi River. His journey sadly ended when he was attacked and killed in Texas, on March 19,1687.

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SIr Francis Drake was born in 1540 in Tavistock, England. One reason Drake became an explorer is that he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth, and also the special ability that he had was that he was a sea captain.The person that paid for Drake’s voyage was King Philip. Drake left in 1569 and returned in 1580. The reason why he traveled was because he wanted to take stuff that Spain discovered away.  The difficulties that he faced was many of his sailors died from diseases. He was famous for circumnavigating the globe from 1577-1580 and he helped defend against the Spanish armada. His journey also ended in 1596 and he died in 1596.

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Marco Polo was born in 1254. He lived in Italy. Marco Polo’s dad was a explorer  He spent time at the docks listening to sailors stories of distant stories. Marco Polo paid for his own journeys. He left in 1271 he did not. return until 17 years later. Marco Polo wanted to trade with China. They struggled to speak their native tongue. He was famous for his book called The Travels of Marco Polo. His journey ended in 1295. He died January 8, 1324.

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Jacques Cartier  was born in 1491 in Brittany, France. One reason he might have decided to become an explorer is because he lived near water and he had a dream to become an explorer. He did not have any special abilities. King Francis the 2nd paid for his travels. He left December 3,1521  and was looking for land that France could claim. They were under attack by the Iroquois people. His  journey ended on March 19th . He died on September 1st , 1557 and he died in Saint Malo , France.

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Sir Francis Drake was born in about 1540, in Devonshire, England. One reason he might have decided to become an explorer because he went to sea as a apprentice to an aging captain. Queen Elizabeth paid for his journey, and he left in 1577. His purpose for travelling was to take away things from Spain such as land and property. He had been caught in a bad storm once and had to turn back. Sir Francis Drake is famous because circumnavigated the globe, also he helped defeat the Spanish Armada of 1585-1586, was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan era. His journey ended in 1580. Sir Francis Drake died on January 28, 1580, in Portobelo, Panama.

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John Cabot was born in 1450, in Italy. It was his job to be an explorer. Great Britain supported his journey. He left in 1497 and he was sailing to discover the mainland of North America. He fought violent storms while he was sailing and he is famous for claiming land in Canada for Great Britain. His journey ended in 1498 and he died in england 1500.

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Christopher Columbus was born around 1451 in Genoa, Italy. One reason he might have decided to become an explorer is because he was born near the sea. Some special abilities that made him ready to be an explorer is that he participated in several other expeditions to Africa to gain knowledge. The country or group that paid for his travels was Spain. He left for his journey in August, 1492. His purpose for traveling was to see if it was 2,300 miles from the Canary Islands to Japan. Some difficulties he experienced while  traveling was that his ship was burned so he had to swim to the Portuguese shore. He is famous because he was the one who discovered the Americas. His journey ended in November, 1504. He died on May 20, 1506, in Valladolid, Spain.

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Francisco Pizarro  was born in 1471 in Trazillo, Spain. One reason he might have decided to become a explorer was he wanted to be rich and have a great adventure. He travelled with the explorer Balboa before he led his own exploration. Emperor Charles from Spain supported his journey. He left in 1532 to explore. He was looking for more land for Spain Some of his difficulties were, he fought a lot with the Indians.  He is famous he discovered the Pacific Ocean and some parts of Peru. his journey ended when he died.

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Francisco Coronado was born in 1510 in Salamanca,Spain. Since Coronado was not the oldest child he would not receive the wealth his father had. So, he set off to make his own wealth. He had good leadership that made him a member of the military and became the Governor of Nueva Galicia.The king of Salamanca,Spain, Charles the 5th paid for his travels. He left in 1540. He was looking for the Seven Cities of Gold in the American Southwest.While he was traveling he faced the Zuni indians and couldn’t find the Seven Cities of Gold so they had to return home with disappointment. He is famous for finding the American Southwest. His journey ended in 1542.He died in Mexico City,Mexico on September 22,1554.

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Christopher Columbus was born around 1451 in Genoa, Italy. One reason he might have decided to become an explorer is because he was born near the sea. Some special abilities that made him ready to be an explorer is that he participated in several other expeditions to Africa to gain knowledge. The country or group that paid for his travels was Spain. He left for his journey in August, 1492. His purpose for traveling was to see if it was 2,300 miles from the Canary Islands to Japan. Some difficulties he experienced while  traveling was that his ship was burned so he had to swim to the Portuguese shore. He is famous because he was the one who discovered the Americas. His journey ended in November, 1504. He died on May 20, 1506, in Valladolid, Spain.

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John Smith was born on January 2 in either 1579 or 1580 in London England. He liked adventure and wanted to fight in the war. He was a soldier and when he was young he decided on a life of combat. England paid for his travels to America. He left in December 1606. He was looking for goods and mineral wealth. During his travels he got burned by gunpowder. He is famous because he was a British soldier and he was one of the founder Jamestown and it’s leader. His journey ended in 1614. He died on June 21, 1631 in London, England.

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Ferdinand Magellan was born around the year 1480 in Portugal. He studied mapmaking and navigation  which made him ready to be an explorer because he will not get lost with these skills. King Charles of Spain paid for his travels and all the ships for Magellan. He left on September 20, 1519. He wanted to navigate the globe and find the edge of the world. On his journey one of his ships got wrecked. He is famous because he circumnavigated the globe. Hi journey ended on April 27, 1521 in the Philippines. On April 27, 1521 he got killed fighting rival tribes in Philippines.

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James Cook was born on October 27, 1728 in Yorkshire, England. One reason he might have decided to be an explorer because he spent most of his time on a boat and was in the navy. He was a ship apprentice. The royal navy provided his ships and his journey. He left on his journey in 1768. He wanted to be the first to go the farthest. He had no difficulties while he was traveling. He was famous for  traveling three times around the world. In 1779 his journey ended. In Kealakekua Bay HI in 1779.

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John Cabot was born around 1450 in Italy. He might have wanted to be an explorer because he lived near many seaports. His trips were paid for by King Henry VII. He left for his journey in 1496. He was traveling because he was trying to find the shortest route Asia. He is famous for claiming land in Canada. He was said to have died while traveling back. His journey ended when he died in 1498.

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Francisco Pizarro was born around 1471-1475 in Trujillo, Spain. One reason he might have wanted to explore was that he wanted to get rich. He did not have many special abilities to become an explorer, but he liked violence. Emperor Charles V. of Spain  helped him pay for his travels. He left for his travels in 1510, 1513, 1524, and 1528. His purpose for traveling was that he wanted to try to find Peru and explore more parts of Peru. While he was traveling, he found the Incas Indians and fought them with his army. He is famous because he helped “discover” the Pacific Ocean and he found the capital city,  Lima, Peru. His journey sadly ended when he got killed on June 26, 1541 in Lima, Peru by Almagro`s army.

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Samuel De Champlain was born in the year 1574 in France. One reason Champlain became a explorer is because he was in many wars. Samuel De Champlain had grown up by an ocean. When he grew up he wanted to travel. King Henry IV paid for his journey. He left for his journey in the summer of 1605. He wanted to travel because he wanted to get to Canada. He went to battle against the Iroquois and was hit in the leg with an arrow. He found land in Canada His journey ended in 1615. He died in his bed in the year 1635, on Christmas Day.