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Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. He was the son of a wool merchant, and his father worked a cheese stand. Columbus had 3 brothers and 1 sister. Columbus worked at the cheese stand as a child. He would travel around Europe selling cheese for his father. He made lots of money doing this.

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Christopher Columbus 1451 - 1506 http://www.cloudbiography.com Christopher Columbus was an explorer who sailed across the Atlantic in pursuit of the "New World." See a related article at Britannica.com: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/127070/Christopher-Columbus All content is either in the public domain or licensed pursuant to a Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Attribution: http://cloudbiography.com/attribution.html

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1476 Columbus's First Voyage Into The Atlantic.

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1476 Columbus's First Voyage Into The Atlantic.

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His first voyage nearly cost him his life while sailing with his commercial fleet they were attacked by French privateers. His Ship was burned and Columbus had to swim to the Portuguese shore. He then made his way to Lisbon, Portugal. Then he eventually settled and married Felipa Perestello. They had 1 son named, Diego. around 1480 his wife died and they moved to Spain

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Biography of Christopher Columbus for Children: Famous Explorers for Kids - FreeSchool

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1492 Most Educated Europeans Knew The World Was Round.

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1492 Most Educated Europeans Knew The World Was Round.

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By 1492 most educated Europeans already believed the earth was round. In fact it was an idea that had been established by the Antacid Greeks in the 5 th century BC. Contrary to popular myth, Columbus did not set out to prove that the world was round, but rather it was possible to sail around it , a voyage the explorer drastically underestimated.

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The Truth About Columbus and the Round Earth

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1492 Columbus's First Voyage To The New World.

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1492 Columbus's First Voyage To The New World.

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The Asian islands near china and India were fabled for there spices and gold,making then an attractive  destination for Europeans. since  Muslims domination of the trade routes through  the middle east made travel eastward difficult , Columbus devised a route to sail west across the Atlantic  to reach Asia. believing it would be quicker and safer. He estimated the earth to be a sphere and the distance between canary islands and japan to be about 2,300 miles.

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Columbus- Discoverer of America | Christopher Columbus | Christopher Columbus Voyage to a New World

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Francisco Pizarro was born in 1476, in Trujillo, Spain. Pizarro had a hard early life. He grew up without learning how to read. Also his father was a poor farmer. When he was little he had head rumors of the new world.

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1513 Francisco Pizarro first set sail to the New World.

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1513 Francisco Pizarro first set sail to the New World.

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Francisco Pizarro first set sail with conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboa. With the rumors going around about the new world Pizarro was seized by a lust fortune for adventure. During their journey Pizarro and Balboa discovered what is now the Pacific Ocean. ironically, Pizarro later arrested Balboa in orders of Pedro Arias de Avila (also known as Pedrarias). Then Pizarro stayed in Panama for a while, and was awarded an estate and also became mayor of Panama and amassed a small fortune.

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Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire | 3 Minute History

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1524 Pizarro's 2nd Voyage To The New World.

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1524 Pizarro's 2nd Voyage To The New World.

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Pizarro teamed up with navigator Diego de Almagro and priest Fernando de Luque. Together they went all the way to the San Juan River. With that Pizarro got the chance to explore further south along the coast. While Pizarro was exploring his chief navigator, Bartolome Ruiz, forged across the equator and then returned with the words of those regions south of the equator.

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Francisco Pizarro - Explorer | Mini Bio | BIO

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1528 and 1532 Gets A New Mission To Establish A Spanish Province.

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1528 and 1532 Gets A New Mission To Establish A Spanish Province.

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When Pizarro went back to Spain he manged to procure a commission from the Emperor Charles V. Pizarro was to conquer the Southern territory and establish a new Spanish  Provence there. In 1532 accompanied by his brothers Pizarro over threw the Inca leader Atahualpa and concerned Peru. Three years later, he founded the new capital of city Lima.Over time tensions increasingly built up between the conquistadors who had a originally  conquered Peru and those who arrived later to stake some claim in the new Spanish Providence.
as a result conquistadors  were torn into factions run one by Pizarro and one by his former associate. Diego Almagro, After taking Cuzco Almagro engaged Pizarro and his brothers in the battle of Las Salinas. upon the Pizarro brothers victory in 1538 Hernando Pizarro captured  and executed Almagro. On June 26 1541 in Lima Peru members of the defeated party  avenged  Almagros death by assassinating Francisco Pizarro.

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La Conquista del Imperio Incaico LA Verdadera Historia

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Hernan Cortes was born in 1485 in Medellin, Spain. He was a Military Leader and a explorer. He helped advance Spain's position in North America in the 1500s. He came from a lesser noble family in Spain. Some reports say that he studied at the University of Salamanca for a time.

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Hernan Cortes: The Conquistador of the Aztecs | Tooky History

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1518 Hernando Cortes Conquers The Aztecs.

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1518 Hernando Cortes Conquers The Aztecs.

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In 1518, Cortes was to command his own expedition to mexico , but Velazquez canceled it. Cortes ignored the order and set sail for Mexico with more than 500 men and 11 ships that fall. In February 1519 , the expedition reached the Mexican coast. Cortes became allies with some of the native people he encountered ,but with others he used deadly force to concur Mexico. He fought tlaxacan  and cholera worriers then set his sights on taking over the Aztec empire.He marched to technicolor the Aztecs capital and home to ruler Montezuma ll.Cortes took Montezuma hostage and his solders reiaded the city. Cortes left the city after learning that Spanish troops were coming to arrest him for disobeying orders.After facing off against Spanish forses, Cortes returned Tenochtitlan to find a rebel ion in progress. The Aztecs eventually drove the Spanish form the city, but Cortes returned again to defeat them and take the city in 1521. king Charles l of Spain (also known as Holy roman Emperor Charles v) appointed him to the governance the following year.

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After Cortes's victory over the Aztecs, Cortes faced challenges to his authority and position. He traveled to Honduras in 1524 to stop a rebellion against him in the area. Back in Mexico Cortes was removed from power. He traveled to Spain to plead his case to the king, but he was not reappointed to his governorship.

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Cortes died in Spain in 1547. Cortes was one of the most successful of the Spanish conquistadors. He was a hero in the 16th century. But history remembers him differently. He had many conqusts