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Born. 1471 or 1476
Trujillo, Crown of Castile
Died | 26 June 1541 (aged 65–70)
Lima, New Castile

He explored for Spain

He explored from 1509 to 1541

He sailed to  find Land.

He found Panama

1. He had a beard
2. Had fancy armor
3. He had a feather in his hat

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Born March 9, 1454
Died February 22, 1512
He was born in Florence, Italy. He died in Seville, Spain. He was one of the first people to suggest that the world was bigger than everybody thought. He discovered current day Rio de Janero and ensured the Americas were not the West Indies. The purpose for his exploring was to find the new world.
Interesting Facts:
•America was named after him
•Vespucci helped Columbus prepare his ships for his voyage
•He died from Malaria from a mosquito

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Born:1550 Zacates, Mexico
Died: 1626 Zacates, Mexico

- He explored for 12 years

-He explored Pecos Pueblo in search of buffalo

Some interesting facts were , he established the colony of both New Mexico and Pecos Pueblo

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Born March 9, 1454
Died February 22, 1512
He was born in Florence, Italy. He died in Spain. He was one of the first people to suggest that the world was larger than everyone thought. He discovered current day Rio de Janero and ensured the Americas were not the West Indies. The purpose for his exploring was to find the new world.
Interesting Facts:
•America was named after him
•Vespucci helped Columbus prepare his ships for his voyage.
•He died from Malaria

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~ Born: 1371,  Kunyang Subdistrict
~ Death: 1433
~ Explored for: China

~ Years he explored: 1405-1433 with seven different voyages

Voyage 1: 1405 -  407
Voyage 2 : 1407 - 1409
Voyage 3: 1409 - 1411
Voyage 4: 1413 - 1419
Voyage 5: 1417 - 1419
Voyage 6: 1421 - 1422
Voyage 7: 1430 - 1433

~ Purpose: to discover new trade;

Dispensed - gold, silver, porcelain, and silk
Received - ostriches, zebras, camels, ivory and giraffe (qilin)

~ Discovered: Southwest Asia and East Africa
~ Interesting Facts:

* His father and grandfather were Muslim leaders of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
* Defeated Chen Zuyi, the most dangerous pirate of his time.
* Made trade with over 25 countries and brought back different treasures and envoys from more than 30 kingdoms.

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born 1450- unknown
born in Giovanni Cabato, Italy
he explored for England
explored in 1497
his purpose for exploring is that king Henry VII wanted him too.

interesting facts
1) his ship was called Mathew
2) he claimed land in Canada
3) thought Canada was Asia

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*Born in 1453 in Alhandra, Portugal
*Died on December 16,1515
*Afonso was sent on his first expedition to India with his cousin Francisco de Albuquerque to secure spice trades and spread of Christianity. He was exploring for Portugal and he explored from 1503 to 1513. While on his expedition Afonso discovered the Spice Islands and the sea route to India.
* 3 interesting facts
1.) He is known as the founder of Portuguese imperial system.
2.) He advanced the three fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islams, spread of Christianity, and securing the trade of spices by establishing a Portuguese Asian empire.
3.) He was imprisoned by his sailing partner because his partner wanted the praise for finding the Islands.

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Born in 1460 in Santervas De Campos, Spain

Died in 1521 in Havana, Cuba

He served as a page at the court of Aragon, where he learned social skills, religion and military tactics. He eventually became a soldier and fought against  the Moors in Granada.

He heard of gold in Puerto Rico and in 1508 he set to explore for 2 years and became the governor of Puerto Rico.

In 1509, Ponce De Leon lost his leadership of Puerto Rico. In 1512, he decied to continue searching for new lands, hoping to find more gold and expand the Spanish empire.

Fun Facts

- He was the founder of Florida and became the governor.

-  He named the region Florida (meaning "flowery").

- He was given the right to be come governor of whatever land he comes across.

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Born: 1550 in Zacatecas, Mexico
Died: 1626

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-Born 1485
-Death 1547
-He was born in Medellin, Spain
- He he explored for Spain
-In 1518 Hernando Cortes set out to explore Mexico.
-He first set sail to America at the age of 19. Cortés later joined an expedition to Cuba. In 1518, he went to explore Mexico.
- He discovered mexico
Fun Facts

1. Military ran in his blood, as his father was an officer in the Spanish army during his lifetime.
2.  He was a distant cousin of Francisco Pizarro.
3. He missed his first chance to travel to the New World due to adultery.

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*Born November 22 1643 , and died on March 19 1687
*Born in Rouen France
*He explored from 1679-1681
*Hes purpose for sailing is that he was told by King Louis XIV
*discovered great lakes, Mississippi river, and gulf of mexico region
*3 fun facts
-Robert wanted to find a waterway across north america to reach china
-built a fort on lake Ontario in 1673
-first european to travel the length of the mississippi river (1682)

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Born on November 22, 1643 in Rouen, France

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*Born~ c. 970
*Died~ c. 1020
*Birth place~ Iceland
*What country did he explore for? ~He explored for and represented Greenland.
*What year(s) did he explore? ~He sailed around A.D. 1000.
*What was his purpose for sailing(exploring)? ~He sailed after hearing stories of the region from earlier explorers.
*What did he discover? ~He discovered Vinland.

*INTERESTING FACTS*
1.)Mr. Dudash is a descendent of him.
2.)He is believed to be the first European to reach the North American continent(about four century years before Christopher Columbus).
3.)King Olaf I converted him to Christianity in Norway.

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-- Born: 1467
-- Died: 1520
- Where was he born Belmont, Portugal.
- He explored Brazil.
- The years he explored. Brazil was the (1500-1502)
- The purpose of the sailing was to help the king to find new land and also commercial.
- What he discovered going to Brazil was that he was the second European to sail around and found India.
- interesting Facts:
- He explore Europe,Africa,America and Asia.
- He was the first European to explore Brazil
- Brought him gold and slaves back home to get a lot of money.

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When was he born?
1460 or 1469
When did he die?
24 December 1524
Where was he born?
Sines, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
What country did he explore for?
Portugal to India
What years did he explore?
1497-1499
What was he purpose for exploring?
Reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East
What did he discover?
He discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East
Interesting facts:
1- Historians cannot agree whether he was born in 1460 or 1469
2- There is a crater named Vasco da Gama on the Moon
3- His fleet on the second voyage consisted of 20 armend ships

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Where was he born?
Brouge,France
When was he born?
August 13, 1574
When did he die?
December 25, 1635
What years did he explore?
1603-1620
What was his purpose for exploring?
Money
What country did he explore for?
Canada
What did he discover?
New France and Quebec City
Interesting facts
1.was also a French soldier
2. Had to quit exploring to administrate france

3. Named the "Father of France"
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He was born in 1510 in Salamanca Spain He died september 22 1554 in Mexico City He explored for spain for the years 1540 to 1542. His reason was to find the cities of Cibola. He explored from mexico to Kansas. Some facts are that he found the region the zuni people lived in he fought in some wars and battles and he explored the colorodo river

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Born - 1475-1543
Where - Spain
Country explored - Spain
What year did he explore - 1542
Reason for exploring- finding the new world
What did he discover - California
3 interesting facts -
1- Joined Spanish military
2- Discovered California
3- Fought the Aztecs with

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Born in 1490 , and died in 1560
Born at Extramdura, Castile,Spain
Explored the Coast of Tampa Bay Florida
He explored from 1527-1537
To claim land for Spain
Florida
Interesting facts are born in late Middle Ages and early renaissance , famous after publication of his account , and he became governor
and captain of Rio de la plata

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He lived somewhere in 1540
He died in 1/27/1596
he was born at Tavistock,Devon England
he sailed from 1577 till 1580
he sailed for the British
He was a Privateer for the British and he discovered Antarctica.
He was called The Dragon by the Spanish Fleet
He was a Vice Admiral for the British Fleet
He fought during the Anglo-Spanish war.

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Portuguese-Bartolomeu was born sometime during the 1450's.
- He dies on May 29th,1500
-Born in Portugal
-Explored for Portugal
-Dias explored many countries but his name exploration was to the west coast of Africa.
-He explored the west coach of Africa in the year 1488.
-He was trying to find a new way to get to India and he ended up finding the west coast of Africa and a new way to India.
-He discovered the West Coast of Africa.

*Interesting facts*
1. No one knows his specific date of birth.
2. He was the first sailer around the south tip of Africa.
3. He was a royal man in a Portuguese royal house.

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- Born: November 9, 1451
- Died: May 20, 1506
- Where he was born:   Genoa, Italy
- What country he explored for: Spain
- What year he explored: 1492
- What was his purpose for sailing: To find a western sea route to China, India, and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia
- What he discovered: Americas
- Interesting facts:
1. Columbus returned to Hispaniola later in 1493 on his second voyage.
2. Christopher Columbus was not his real name. He was actually named Cristoforo Colombo when he was born in Genoa, Italy.
3. No painter ever captured Columbus on canvas. Paintings depicting Columbus are works of fiction.

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Born-June 1,1637
Died-May 18,1675
Born in-Laon, France
Explored for USA
On May 17,1673, he was chosen to lead an expedition to find the direction and mouth of Mississippi River and died while exploring this.
His purpose of exploration/sailing was to spread the word of God among  everyone he met.
He discovered Michigans first European settlement and also helped find the direction of the Mississippi River
Interesting Facts:
-Joined the Society of Jesus at age 17 and became a Jesuit missionary
-He studied and taught in Jesuit colleges of France for about 12years
-He traveled to Quebec, Canada where he learned and became fluent in six different Native American dialects and became an expert in Huron.

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Born: December 31, 1491
Died: September 1, 1557
Born in: Saint-Malo, France
Explored for: France
Explored from 1534-1541
Reasons for exploring: Wanted gold, King hired him
Discovered: Canada

Interesting facts:
1. Found fake gold and diamonds.when he got back to France he found out they were worthless and that he was now poor.
2. Captured several Iroquois chiefs before returning to France.
3. Abandoned French colonists that were heading farther west. He sneaked away at night from modern day Quebec and returned to France, never to go back to North America

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Birth: Oct, 27,1495
Death:May 21 1542
Country: Spain
1539-1542
purpose=Au
discovered Mississippi river.
facts:
1. died of fever
2. took Indians captive as guards
3. buried in the river

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- Born: 1492
- Died: 1585
- Where he was born: Medina del Campo, Spain
- Countries that he explored for: Cuba and Guatemala
-Year(s) that he explored: 1517-1535
- Purpose for exploring: Diaz joined several expeditions to Central America with the hope of acquiring riches either in gold or colonization of the land.
- Discovered: 1. He joined with Hernan Cortes and their expedition encountered the Aztecs and conquered their empire. 2. He joined with Francisco Hernandez on an expedition and discovered Yucatan and its natives. 3. He returned to Yucatan in 1518 to discover Yucatan's new lands.
- Interesting facts: 1. He wrote a personal narrative named "The True History of the Conquest of New Spain" 2. He married Teresa Becerra and the couple lived in Guatemala. 3. He fought in a total of 119 major battles during his expeditions.
Picture: http://epicworldhistory.blogspot.com/2012/07/bernal-diaz-del-castillo-spanish.html

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~died April 27, 1521

~Was born in Northern Portugal
~Explored 1480-1521
~Left spin to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands
~While traveling he discovered the Strait of Magellan in 1519

Interesting Facts:
~Was the first European to cross the pacific ocean
~Led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world
~He was injured while serving  in Morocco 1513
~ This left him with a permanent limp

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Born- c1485
Died- 1528
Born in- Val di Greve, Italy
Explored for France from 1506 to 1528
He was sent to explore the East Coast of North America for a route to the Pacific.
He made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina and headed north to explore. Verrazzano eventually discovered New York Harbor, which now has a bridge spanning it named for the explorer. After returning to Europe, Verrazzano made two more voyages to the Americas. On the second, in 1528 , he was killed and eaten by the Natives of one of the Lower Antilles probably on Guadeloupe.

Fun Facts:

1. He was introduced to the Court of France.

2. His ship was called La Dauphine.

3. He also discovered a "beautiful" harbor naming it Angouleme- later known as Manhattan.

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•Born-1475. Died-January 15,1519
• born in- Jerez de los caballeros, Spain
•explored for Spain
• explored in the year 1513
- He set sail to find gold but found something else instead
• discovered the isthmus of Panema to the Pacific Ocean
• interesting facts
1. First European to see the Pacific Ocean
2. Beheaded bc the new governor was jealous of him
3. Helped establish the town of Darién
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-1565-1611
-Born in England
-Explored for England
-Explored 1607-1609
-Sailed to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Artic Ocean
-Discovered the Hudson River, Hudson Straight and the Hudson Bay

Interesting Facts:
-Studied cartography, navigation, astronomy, mathematics, and seamanship
-Went on 3 voyages
-No attempt was ever made to find his body

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~1254 - 8 January 1324
~born in Venice, Republic of Venice
~Marco Polo explored for the city-state of Venice.
~He explored most of his life because he was a merchant however, his longest voyage was 24 years long and he returned in 1269.
~His purpose for sailing was for the mercantile trade (learned this from his father).
~Although Marco Polo was not the first European explorer to reach China, he was the first to leave a detailed description of his experience there.

FUN FACTS:
~Marco Polo's book about his travels to China inspired Christopher Columbus.
~After returning from a 24 year voyage, Marco Polo was imprisoned. This is where he verbally shared for the first time his memoirs with Rustichello da Pisa.
~Today kids play a game named after him in the pool.