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Vasco da Gama was born in 1460 on the Portugese Coast in Sines. He decided to become an explorer because when he was old enough, he joined the Navy where he was taught how to navigate. He had two special abilities that made him to be an explorer. They were fishing and he was studying mathematics and navigation. King Manuel paid for his journey by sending four ships, commanded by Vasco da Gama, to find sea route to India and bring back the most valuable commodities of the Middle Age spices. He left for his journey in 1497. He experienced difficulties while he was traveling. When he started his second voyage, he had 600 men on his ship that died. He is famous because he was the first to sail directly from Europe to India. His journey ended in 1499. Unfortunately, he died on December 24, 1524 in Cochin, India.

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Ferdinand Magellan was born around 1480 in Portos, Portugal. As a boy Ferdinand studied navigation which made him ready to be an explorer. He also joined a fleet that was heading to east Africa which gave him sailing skills. Magellan was then ready to start his journey. Portugal would not pay for his journey so Spain did. He left in 1511 to look for a western sea route to the Spice Islands. On his journey he got wounded and had to limp the rest of his life. His journey ended in 1517 and we are still learning about him because he was the first european to sail all the way around the globe. He died on April 27, 1521, but he is still well remembered to this day.

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Francisco Pizarro was born in 1476, in Trujillo Spain. One reason he might have wanted to be an explorer is that he served in the army and was a captain on a boat. When he was a little boy he heard tales of the new world. Emperor Charles V of Spain agreed to pay for his  travels. Pizarro left in 1530 with a crew of  250 men. Pizarro’s purpose for travelling was to discover new land. Pizarro was assassinated by Conquistadors. Francisco Pizarro was famous for traveling the world and conquering new land. Francisco Pizarro's journey ended in 1532 when he went back to South America. Francisco Pizarro died June 26,1541 in Lima Peru.

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Ferdinand Magellan,was born about 1480 in Portugal. He was looking for a place for spices. His dad was not an explorer.He also did not live near water.He did not serve in military.He does have abilities to make him ready because he helped people and explored places. Spain paid for his journey. On September 20,1519 he

left from Spain. He was looking for a shorter way to get to Spice Island. He was looking  for Spice Island. He experienced fighting in the Philippines.  He is famous for circumnavigating the world in a single voyage. His journey ended September,1522. He died April 27,1521 and his body was never found.

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Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Italy. Marco Polo might have thought of being a explorer because his uncle and dad were explorers and he lived right by the water so he could go sailing. Marco Polo had some special abilities to make him a explorer he loved traveling far distances.. The pope paid or let him go for his traveling adventures. He left in 1271 and did not return for seventeen  years. When he was gone, Venice was one of the most important trading cities in europe. He was travelling from Italy to China with his uncle and his father and took a weird route to and from Italy. The Polos experienced all kinds of extra weather like boiling hot days in the deserts and huge wind whipped sandstorms.When they slept on mountains it was to cold so they lit a fire to keep their clothes warm and them warm too. He also had to climb high mountains to see his surrounding and to see where to go. He traveled to many places like Asia , China , Kubai and started getting really famous for traveling back to Italy and writing a book about all of his travels. He died on January 8, 1324 in Venice, Italy.

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Sir Francis Drake was born in about 1541 in Tavistock, Devonshire, England.  One Reason he may have decided to become an Explorer was that he knew navigation and he used to sail with a merchant. He sailed the Atlantic Ocean before also.  Mexico supported Sir Francis Drake or should I say they pid for him in his journeys. He had a few journeys and he left for them in 1577, 1589, and 1595.  One purpose he was traveling was that he wanted to help defeat the Spanish Armada of 1588.  While he was in a town in war he go wounded really bad. He worked for Queen Elizabeth and got knighted by her. Him and others destroyed more than 30 ships. One of his journeys ended in 1580. He died on January 28, 1596.

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Christopher Columbus was born on October 31, 1451 in Genoa Italy. Christopher Columbus might have decided to become a explorer because he wanted to go looking for land. A special ability that made him ready to be an explorer is that when he was a teenager he went to sea. A country or group that supported him was  Queen Isabella and the Portuguese King. Christopher Columbus left in 1492. Christopher Columbus’s purpose was to look for land. Some difficulties he had was the boat burned down  and he had to swim also attacked by French pirates. Christopher Columbus was famous because he discovered the “The New World” of the Americans an expedition sponsored by King Ferdinand. Christopher Columbus’s journey ended in November 1504. Christopher Columbus sadly died in May 20, 1506.

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Jacques Cartier was born on December 31st, 1491 in France. We don’t know why he became an explorer. King Francis 1 paid for his travels. Jacques Cartier left on April 20, 1534 and was looking for the Northern Lands. He had really cold winters that stopped him on his journey twice. He explored the St. Lawrence river and helped name Canada. His journey ended in 1542. Jacques Cartier died on September 1, 1557 in France. He was 66 when he died.

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Ponce De Leon was born on 1460 in Northwestern Spain. One reason Ponce De Leon might had decided to become an explorer was because he knew all lot about military tactics. Ponce De Leon learned social skills, religion and military tactics. Spain wanted Ponce De Leon to explore an Island. Ponce De Leon left in the year 1513 to look for an Island called Bimini. Ponce De Leon was trying to find gold and the Fountain of Youth. Ponce De Leon had difficulties on finding the Fountain of Youth because it never existed. Ponce De Leon is famous because he found the oldest settlement in Puerto Rico and found Florida. Ponce De Leon’s journey ended in July,1521. Ponce De Leon died in July 1521 and he died in Cuba.

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Francisco Pizarro was born in 1476 in Trujillo, Spain. Francisco was a captain for boats so he had experiences with that. He also has sailed with the explorer Balboa. Francisco wanted to go to Peru so the King and Queen of Spain. Pizarro left Peru in 1534. He went to Peru because he was looking for gold for Spain. He is famous because he helped discover the Pacific Ocean. Francisco died on June 26, 1541 because some of Almagro’s men killed him in Lima,Peru.

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Vasco da Gama was born in 1460 on the Portugese Coast in Sines. He decided to become an explorer because when he was old enough, he joined the Navy where he was taught how to navigate. He had two special abilities that made him to be an explorer. They were fishing and he was studying mathematics and navigation. King Manuel paid for his journey by sending four ships, commanded by Vasco da Gama, to find sea route to India and bring back the most valuable commodities of the Middle Age spices. He left for his journey in 1497. He experienced difficulties while he was traveling. When he started his second voyage, he had 600 men on his ship that died. He is famous because he was the first to sail directly from Europe to India. His journey ended in 1499. Unfortunately, he died on December 24, 1524 in Cochin, India.

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Captain James Cook was a  sailor. He was born on October 2 7, 1728. He joined the royal navy, he studied mathematics. Mr. Walker provided his ships for his travels, He left in 1770, looking for new land. He sailed in the most dangerous areas. He discovered New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef in austraila. His journey ended in 1771. He died in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.

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La Salle was born November 22,1643 and lived in Rouen France. Nobody knows why

He decided to become an explorer. France supported his journey but he still had to pay for his own travels. He left for his trip on July 6, 1669. His purpose for traveling was to look for land. He had no difficulties during his trip. He is famous for leading an expedition down the Mississippi River. His journey ended on March 19, 1687, when he died.

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Champlain was born on 1574, in Brouage, France.  He wanted to be an explorer because he liked traveling and adventures.  The country that supported his journey was France and Spain.  He left for his journey in 1599.  He was looking for Canada know as in that day New France which is in upper North America.  Some of his difficulties were getting food and cold winters.  He was famous because he found new land in what is now Canada.  His journey ended in 1629.  He died on December 25, 1635, in Quebec, on Christmas!

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Hernando Cortes was an explorer born in 1485 in Extremadura, Spain. The reason he may have become an explorer is because of Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic ocean. His goal was to find the ‘New World’, so he left to look for it in 1504. The people who payed for his travels were his parents. During his journey Cortes faced the difficulties of  starvation and attack, luckily he was a skilled military leader. Because of that Cortes became famous for conquered the Aztecs in what is now Mexico, he also was appointed governor of New Spain in 1522. His journey ended when he returned to Spain and later died on 12-2-1547 in Castilleja dela Cuesta, Spain.

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John Cabot was born around 1450 in Giovanni, Italy. He was a merchant. He was also an excellent sailor. He was inspired to sail because he had heard about Bartolomeu Dias and Christopher Columbus.The people who paid travels were Portugal and Spain. He left was in the spring of 1497. His purpose was to reach the coast of Asia. In June he faced a lot a lot of storms. He is famous because he discovered  the area in Canada and n Cabot died at sea in the early 1500s.

amed it Newfoundland. His journey ended in August 6, 1497. People believe John

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Sir Francis Drake was born around 1540, in Tavistock, England. He was a slave trader and a privateer. He knew how to handle a ship, so maybe that is why he wanted to be an explorer. England supported his journey. His journey was from 1577-1580. He wanted to find places where the Spanish treasures could be stolen. Sadly, he got wounded during his journey. He is famous because he circumnavigated the globe, and helped defeat the Spanish Armada. He died January 28th 1596, in Portable, Panama.

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Ferdinand Magellan was born between 1470-1480 in the North of Portugal. He studied mapmaking and navigation. His special abilities were mapmaking and navigation. The country that supported his journey was Spain. He left for his journey in 1505. His purpose for traveling was, he led the first  European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe. A difficulty he he faced was battling, he had a hard time battling back against Raja Humabon of Cebu. He is a famous explorer because he traveled across the entire globe. His journey ended when he died in 1521. He died on April 27th, 1521 he was killed in battle.

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Francisco Coronado was born near 1510 in Salamanca, Spain. Coronado was a Spanish explorer. He was also a military leader and that made him become and explorer. Coronado was very brave and confident. He asked the king of pain to pay for his journeys and the king said yes. He left on February 23,1540. On his journey he was looking for the 7 cities of gold. While he was exploring he did not experience any difficulties. Francisco is very famous because found many famous landmarks like the Grand Canyon. Coronado died September 22,1554 in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Vasco Nunez De Balboa was an explorer. He was born in about 1475 in Spain. He wanted to become an explorer because his dad was a explorer and he liked to fight with swords like a knight. Some special abilities that made him ready to become a knight are that he was good at fighting with swords, he was ready for whatever he had to do, and he could wrestle, swim, hunt and fight with a lance, and could beat every squire. Friar Juan, Balboa’s dad, other travelers, and Spain supported Balboa’s journey. He left for his journey in 1486 to become a knight and then again in 1501 he went to the land Columbus discovered in 1492. Balboa went traveling because he wanted to become a knight. There where many different battles during his travels. Balboa is famous because he discovered the great ocean, the Pacific, between America and Asia. He was the first European to to see the Pacific Ocean. His journey ended in 1513 when he claimed the Pacific Ocean and all of its shores. He soon died on January 12, 1519 at Acla, near Darien, Panama.