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Afonso a military genius and great concestador was a Portuguese explorer born in 1453 in Alhambra, near Lisbon. On April 6th 1503 Afonso sailed to India to gain trade relations. In 1506 he returned to India and captured socotra to successfully establish a fort. Afonso was make the Portuguese governor of India from 1509 to his death on December 16th 1515. Some fun facts about Afonso are his other name was Duke of goa, he came from a family of Nobal writers and congressman and lastly he was the founder of the Portuguese imperial system.

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DOB- c.1540
DOD-Jan. 28,1596
Place of birth- Tavistock, Devonshire, England

Country explored for-
England

Purpose-
Participated in some of the earliest English slaving voyages, he had a bad reputation for piracy, and he was also the most famous mariner of the Elizabethan age

Discoveries-
1. He discovered that Tierra Del  Fuego wasn't a part of a Southern continent like everyone believed, it was a part of a group of islands.
2. He discovered California and called it Nova Albion.
3. He brought back silver, gold, and spices.

Interesting Facts-
1. His body was never found.
2. He was nicknamed "El Draque" which means "The Dragon".
3. He had no kids because he was never home.

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Alvar Nunes Cabeza De Vaca
He was born in Jerez De La Frontera, Spain in a "birth window" of 1487-92. He died by natural causes in 1559.
In 1528, the Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunes Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked on a low sandy island off the coast of Texas. Starving, dehydrated, and desperate he continued he voyage till 1537.
With his early military career, he got appointed second in command in a expedition who wanted to claim the territory from Florida to Mexico.
While on the long expedition he discovered the coast line of Texas while exploring.
1. He was the first European to step foot on the soil of the future lone star state.
2. Around 1532, Cabeza fought off a illness that lead everyone but 3 people killed. Thankfully he survived and continued to search for more discoverys
3. He was appointed as a govern of Rio de la Plata until a plan of rebellion overthrew him and in 1545 he was forced to returned back to Spain.

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Explorer's  Name: Jacques Marquette

·         When was he born? When did he die?

Born: June 1,1637 Died: May 18, 1675

·         Where was he born?

He was born in Laon, France.

·         What country did he explore for?

He explored for France.

·         What year(s) did he explore?

1668-1675

·         What was the purpose for sailing (exploring)?

Marquette and his friend, Louis Joliet were chosen to lead an expedition to find the direction of the flow of the river and mouth of the Mississippi River while also having to map the river and explore the land around it. Marquette was a missionary, so another goal he had was to spread the word of God to people he met on the journey.

·         What did he discover?

While exploring the river, they learned that the river flowed through hostile Spanish territories. After leaving the Mississippi area, Marquette went and stayed near modern day Chicago and were the first Europeans to live there.

·         Interesting facts that you learn about the explorer? (3)

1) Marquette is very much recognized in towns, parks and geographical locations for his accomplishments. There is school named after him- Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2) He learned to speak 6 Native American dialects.

3) He discovered a water route from the Great Lakes to The Gulf of Mexico.

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BORN: 1492, Medina del Campo, Spain
DIED: 1585
EXPLORED FOR: Spain
YEARS HE EXPLORED: 1520-1584
PURPOSE OF HIS EXPLORATIONS:
-The conquest of Mexico
-To find treasure
DISCOVERED: The Aztecs
3 INTERESTING FACTS:
-Although he was only a common foot soldier, Diaz still hinted in his writings that he had authority over the others - despite evidence saying that this was false.
-Nobody ever published his book "The True History of the Conquest of New Spain" until long after his death.
-Diaz wrote his novel in an attempt to set the record straight from other authors who wrote of the campaign in Mexico without a true understanding of the event.

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By: Daniel Trujillo

Born: March 9, 1454
Died: February 22, 1512
Born in: Florence, Italy
Who he explored for: Italy
Years he explored: May 10,  1497-1504
Purpose: wanted to see the new world with his own eyes
Discoveries: Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata
3 interesting facts:
1. In 1507 America was named after him.
2. His nickname was "Pickle Dealer"
3. In 1942 he helped prepare Christopher Columbus' ships to sail the new world.

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by: Olivia Piecre
When He Was Born:

November 22, 1643

When He Died:

March 19, 1687

Where Was He Born:

Rouen, France

What Country He Explore For:

Robert la Salle started exploring for France at the ripe young age of 22.

What Years Did He Explore:

1673-1687

What Was His Purpose For His Explorations:

Has was sent by the King to explore and establish fur-trading routes south of Canada along the Mississippi River and all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.

What He Discovered:

He became the first European to sail the length of the Mississippi River. He is most well known for discovering and exploring the Great Lakes (Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and  Lake Ontario) and being able to reach the Gulf of Mexico.

Interesting Facts:

1.) After getting stranded and shipwrecked on the Gulf of Mexico, Robert lead a small team to try and locate the Mississippi River to find their intended route but after a failed first attempt he was attacked by a mutiny of his own starving men. They killed him and left his body for the animals.

2.) Because of his family religion, he attended school to become a Jesuit priest but later eventually his call to adventure is too strong and he left school to become an explorer.

3.) Robert la Salle’s full name is Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle which means ‘knight’.

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-Born in 1475 in Spain.
-Beheaded on January 14, 1519 due to charge for treason.
-Starting first exploration for Spain in the early 1500s and finished his last exploration in 1518
-Went on his first exploration to the shores of present-day Columbia, then settled on the island of Hispaniola to live as a farmer, but ended up in debt and fled on a cargo ship st for the colony of San Sebastian.
-Later, he started his own explorations, one being to discover the South Sea(present-day Pacific Ocean) and precious metals. Though he did not find these rare materials, he claimed the ocean and its shores.
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1) He was not raised in a wealthy family.
2) Pedrarius became friends with Balboa, but then became jealous and had him arrested.
3) Ironically, Vasco married Pedrarius's daughter in 1516 while they were still friends.

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Alive: 1480 -  April 27 1521
Born: Sabrosa, Portugal
Explored For: Spain
Explored: September 20th 1519 - April 27th 1521 but his expedition continued until 1522
Purpose: To find a Western sea route to the spice lands (India and Asia)
Discovered: The Strait of Mallaca
Interesting Facts:
-First European to successfully cross Pacific Ocean
-He was the first European to go West and reach Asia
-The first person to successfully circumnavigate Earth

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When was he born? September 15th, 1254
When did he die? January 8th, 1324
Where was he born? Venice, Italy
What country did he explore for? Marco Polo explored for China. He spent most of his life traveling all over China and along the Silk Road. After years of exploring China, he ended up becoming a confidant of Kublai Khan.
What years did he spend exploring? Marco Polo left around 1271 as a teenager and spent 24 years traveling through Asia.
What was the purpose for his explorations? Marco Polo was one of the first famous explorers to travel through Asia during the Middle Ages. Throughout his childhood his father and uncle spent most of their time in China as merchants. When Marco was 15 they returned to Italy, however, only two years later they returned to Asia but this time bringing Marco with them. In China, Marco quickly picked up the language and culture which impressed the Khan, so he granted him a position which allowed for travel.
What did he discover? Marco Polo is not known for making any specific discoveries but he was the first European to travel that far East.
3 interesting facts about him:
- Marco Polo spent most of his childhood parentless because his mother died at a young age and his father and uncle spent most of their time traveling though China as merchants.
- Marco Polo commanded a ship in a war against Genoa where he ended up being captured and sentenced to Genoese prison. He was released in 1299.
- After spending 17 years in Khan's court, the Polo's were allowed to travel home on the condition that they take a Mongol Princess to Persia.

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*Born in 1485 in Medellin, Spain.
*He died December 2, 1547.
*Hernan Cortes explored the "New World" for the Spanish.
*He explored from around 1504 to 1521.
*Hernan explored because he wanted to become rich and popular/famous.
*He never really discovered anything but he was one of the first to come in contact with the Aztecs.
*Hernan Cortes is actually related to Francisco Pizarro!
* In Hernan's "discovery" of the Aztecs, he didn't actually have a charter to sail and wasn't supposed to.
*Hernan actually failed out of college.

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Zheng He had other names such as Ma Sanbao, and Ma He
He was born in 1371 in China and died in 1433 on his seventh exploration.

He was an explorer who represented China. Zheng He explored from the year 1405 through 1433 when he died. He strived to increase trade and exploration for his homeland China. And he was successful in his work and made china more known in trading and exploration.

A few interesting things about He was that he went on a total of SEVEN explorations and died on the last one for an unknown reason!
Zheng He's original name was a Chinese translation for Muhammad!
Another interesting fact about He was that he was actually captured as a child and castrated but also got educated and that education got him to be a successful explorer.
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Giovanni Verrazzano

By: Rihana Sheikh

When he was born: c 1485, in Val di Greve, Republic of Florence

When he died: c 1528 in Guadeloupe

What country did he explore for: Though from Italy, Verrazzano explored France.

What years did he explore for: On the night of January 17th, 1524 Verrazzano set sail and would continue to explore until 1528.

What was his purpose for exploration: Around 1520 France was falling behind in exploration of the west. Francis the I then made a plan to expand France’s reign and met with Verrazzano in either 1522 or 1523.

What he discovered: In 1524, he left on his first expedition and landed at Cape Fear, Carolina. He then travelled north towards New York where passed Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. A major stop was when Verrazzano found New York Bay which is now known as ‘’Verrazzano’s Narrows’’. He continued his voyage north where he stopped at Maine, but was unable to explore as tribes began fighting the sailors. When the ship reached Newfoundland, Canada they restocked and went back to France. Then in 1527 he landed in Brazil to pick up a shipment. And in 1528 Verrazzano and three other ships went off the coast of Florida to the Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe.

Three interesting facts:

1. He spent his early years as a pirate for France, stealing from Spanish and Portuguese ships.

2. Verrazzano was the only sailor to anchor away from shore.

3. On his last voyage in 1528, Verrazzano and his brother drifted to an island and began exploring when a group of cannibalistic tribes came and killed and ate the sailors.

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Birth date: August 13, 1574 Hiers-Brouage, France
Death date: December 25,1635
Country he explored for: France
Years he explored: 1598,1603,1604
Purpose for explorations: He explored the St. Lawrence River for the king.
What he discovered: He founded Quebec, the first French colony in the Americas.
3 Interesting Facts:
1) Champlain aided the Huron Indians in an attack on the Iroquois, but was injured by an arrow. He couldn't walk, so he stayed with the Huron's, and documented a detailed account of their life.

2)His father and uncle were navigators, which gave him early exposure to the field.

3) His wife was 31 years younger than him and after his death she became a nun.

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-explorer Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in a sea town in Italy. and died May 20, 1506 in Valladolid, Spain.

-Columbus was an Italian who explored for Spain

-1476& 1492

-During this time, trade between Europe and Asia was extremely lucrative therefore the purpose of Christopher Columbus's first voyage was to find a shorter route to Asia. Columbus failed in this attempt.

-Instead of finding Asia, he found the “New World.” which became later known as the America's.

1. His first voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life.

2. His real name is Cristoforo Colombo.

3. He is believed to have been an opium addict.

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Was born in: 1467

Where he was born: Belmonte, Portugal

Died in: 1520

what country did he explore for? He explored for Portugal

What year(s) did he explore?
His first year exploring started in 1500, the year of which he stopped exploring is unknown.

What was he purpose for sailing (exploring)?
To establish trading post in India and solidify the trade relations first established by Vasco da Gama

What did he discover?
He was the first European to discover Brazil

Interesting facts that you learn about the explorer?

(1)He was trying to get to India and ended up in Brazil !

2) Brazil is called Brazil because of the wood he found that he found there named Terra do Brasil.

3) According to myth, it is said the Cabrals descended from Caranus, the first king of Macedonia, and according to legenda descendent of Hercules, the demi-god. The family were honored and rose to prominence in the 14th century as a result of Pedro’s military commander great-great-grandfather being one of the few nobles to support and remain loyal to Dom Joao the first, the King of Portugal during the war against the King of Castile.

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Born: December 31,1491
Died: September 1, 1557

Birthplace: Saint-Malo, France
Country explored for: France
Years explored: 1534, 1535, and 1541-1542.
Purposes for exploration:
1st voyage: Gold, spices and a trade route to Asia.
2nd voyage: Further exploration of Canada.
3rd voyage: To set up a permanent colony along the St. Lawrence River.
What he discovered:  Prince Edward Island, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the St. Lawrence river, the Island of Montreal.
Three interesting Facts:
1: One time, his men got sick with scurvy (bleeding gums caused by lack of vitamin C) and he cured them with white cedar bark and leaves.
2: On the 3rd voyage, Cartier thought he discovered gold and diamonds and rushed back to France even though he was supposed to wait for the incoming colonists to help them settle. He stopped in Newfoundland where he met the colonists. He was ordered to go back to Quebec, however, he snuck off in the night back to France. The "gold and silver" were found to be worthless on his return to fake as it actually wasn't gold and silver. Because of this, the colony failed.
3- He crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 20 days, something remarkable at the time.

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When He Was Born: c. 1496/1497
When He Died: May 21, 1542
Where Was He Born: Jerez de los Caballeros in the province of Estremadura.

Where He Died: Overcome by fever, Soto died in present day Ferriday, Louisiana along the Mississippi River.
What Country Did He Explore For: While on Francisco Pizarro's expedition he participated in the conquest of Peru traveling from Spain.
What Years Did He Explore: 1531 to 1542
What Was His Purpose For His Explorations: de Soto joined the new enterprise for the search of gold. Commissioned by the Spanish crown to conquer and colonize what is now Florida, and at his own expense, the entire region that is now the southern part of the United States, de Soto looking for gold, headed inland of the United States in search of treasure.
What Did He Discover: He participated in the conquests of Central America ,and in the course of exploring what was to become the southeastern United States. He discovered the Mississippi River while he and his men traveled through present-day Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

3 Intresting Facts: -His parents wanted him to become a lawyer, but instead he became a conquistador/explorer.

-Hernando de Soto's body was not buried. His crew members sank his corpse in the Mississippi River.

-Hernando de Soto was one of the most brutal explorers there was in the colonial age. He was named to the Explorer Hall of Fame in Genoa, Italy , but the pick wasn’t without controversy. Many people fought against his inclusion because of the cruelties that he inflicted during his journeys;he was extremely cruel to those he fought in battle, including the Natives in North America and the Incas in Peru.

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Born: c. 1474 in Trujillo, Spain
Died: June 26, 1541
Explored for: Spain
Purpose: He was a Spanish conquistador, so obviously he wanted to conquer land for Spain. Also he was seeking money.
Discovered: In 1531-1534, Fransisco and his brothers joined Vasco Nunez in discovering the Pacific Ocean or what they called the "South Sea" He also discovered Lima, Peru and he conquered the Incan Empire.
Interesting Facts: His half brother was also a conquistador, and helped Pizarro conquer Peru.
He was illiterate because he was always busy herding his father's pigs.
Pizarro was the illegitimate child of a Spanish soldier and a household servant.

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Born: Algarve, Kingdom of Portugal 1450

Died: Cape of Good Hope 1500
Explored for Portugal
Sailed from August 1487 to May 1488
Purpose: To find a trade route with India for King John ll of Portugal and to  find lands ruled by the fabled Prester John a Christian Priest and Ruler.
He discovered a sea route from Europe to Asia and discovered the Cape of Good Hope.
Interesting Facts: Supervised the building of two ships in 1494 that would be part of the 1st successful voyage to India.
Was also a knight of the Portuguese Royal Court.
He originally named the Cape of Good Hope the Cape of Storms because a storm blew his ships right past the tips of Africa.

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-Lived from 1510-1554
-Born in Salamanca, Spain
-Coronado explored for  Mexico from 1535-1554
-He was sent to the American west to find the Seven Golden Cities
-He discovered the Grand Canyon and the Colorado plateau
-Coronado was good friends with the viceroy of Mexico
-He was the first European to explore the American west
-He was charged with neglecting his duty to find the Seven Golden Cities

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He was born in Iceland, and believed to be born circa 960-970 AD. He died in 1020.
Around AD 1000 Ericson sailed to Norway.
King Olaf I commissioned Ericson to proselytize across Greenland and spread Christianity to the settlers there as well.
According to one school of
thought, Ericson sailed off course on his way back to Greenland and landed on the North American continent, where he explored a region he called Vinland.
Interesting Facts
1. According to Eiriks saga, he called the land Vinland for the wild grapes that grew there and the fertility of the land.
2. Leif is often referred to as being from Norwegian blood, but he was actually born in Iceland.
3. There is a Norse settlement at the northern tip of Newfoundland and signs of similar settlements around Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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Born: c. 1450, in Genoa, Italy
Died: c.1500
He explored for the country of England
Just like Christopher Columbus he was also looking for a shorter route to Asia by sailing west.
He left from England in early May of 1497, and arrived back to England on August 6, 1497
On his exploration he claimed most of the North Americas for England
Interesting Facts:
1. John Cabot's landing in 1497 is generally thought to be the first European encounter with  the North America since Leif Erickson and the Vikings explored the area.
2.  His exact fate is not know, many people believe that he died at sea while others believe that he made it to land and then died
3. His son Sebastian Cabot became an explorer searching for northwest passage to Russia

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When was he born? Born in c.1474
Where was he born ?
Spain
When did he die?
Died in c. 1521 in Cuba
What country did he explore for ?
He explored for Spain.
What years did he explore?
he explored from 1491 to 1521.
What were his purposes for exploration ?
His purposes for exploration were the common ones which was fame,fortune,and gold.
What did he discover ?
He discovered the southeast coast of the U.S.
INTERESTING FACTS

He gave Florida its name.

He became the first governor of Costa Rica.

He began his quest on sea on Christopher columbus's second voyage to the Americas.

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-Born: United Kingdom, circa  1565.
-Died: In 1611 around the Hudson Bay.
-He explored for England and the Dutch
-He made a total of four voyages in 1607, 1608, 1609, and 1610
-Hudson’s main goal as an explorer was to find a northern passage to Asia.
-He discovered the Hudson River, Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay on his search for a Northwest Passage to China, which allowed trade to expand throughout North America.
-Three Facts
• The Hudson Straight,Hudson Bay, and the Hudson River were all named after him.
• Henry Hudson and his crew were the first Europeans to spend to winter in Canada's artic region.
• Henry Hudson was also the name of his grandfather who helped establish Muscovy Trading Company.

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Born: c.1460; Sines, Portugal
Died: December 24, 1524; Cochin, India

In 1497, he was commissioned my the Portuguese king to find a route to the East. On July 8, 1497, he set sail with 4 ships. After passing the previously discovered tip of Africa, he arrived at the port of Mozambique, located on the East side of Africa, but was turned away. On March 20, 1498, he became the first explorer to find a route from Europe to India by sailing around Africa when he landed in Calicut. In spite of the initial confusion caused by them thinking the Indians were Christian, they were welcomed by the local people. The Muslim traders on the other hand weren't so friendly. In August, he is his crew set sail back for Portugal, leaving without a trade treaty due to their lackluster offerings. The first of his ships arrived back on July 10, 1499. In 1502 he was asked to return to India to assert their dominance over them. Terrorizing Muslim port cities on their way there, he arrived at Calicut, wrecked their trade post, and killed 38 hostages. He formed an alliance with the nearby ruler of Cochin. He sailed back to Portugal and arrived there on December 11, 1503. In 1524 he was sent back to Cochin, India where he died of an unknown sickness a few months later.
Interesting Facts:

On December 29, 1519, he was awarded the title of Count of Vidigueira by the king

The reason for his return to India was because he was appointed the viceroy there

During the first voyage he sailed with his brother, who fell ill and died on the island of Azores. Due to his mourning he arrived back at Portugal a month later than his other ships