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During some explorers explorations they were sent on a mission  to get spices or treasures for their country. Christopher columbus ended up discovering new land instead of the spices he was sent to get. He didn't get the spices because the boat ended up going in the wrong direction. Christopher Columbus was a determined man because he was very anxious to get his spices.          Christopher columbus was born in the year 1451 in Genoa,Italy. When he was about 18 he was a sailor on a merchant ship. Christopher Columbus's parents were wealthy but became poor when Christopher Columbus lost his job. An interesting event that happened during the life of christopher columbus was the discovery of the new world. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of spain hired Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus started his exploration in Africa during the year 1492.
Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean. Christopher Columbus did not use vehicles during his exploration he used boats to travel. There were about 90 people that went on Christopher Columbus exploration. No one famous was in the boat. Christopher Columbus sailed from palos to spain. Christopher Columbus trip ended in Santa Maria during 1492 August 3.
Christopher Columbus exploration was important because Christopher Columbus was determined to find the water route from Europe to Asia. He obtained wealth and created maps. Christopher Columbus was determined to find the water route. Christopher Columbus died May 20 1506. He died in valladolid,spain.          Christopher Columbus did not write an autobiography but many biographies were found.
In conclusion Christopher Columbus might have inspired me to be an explorer my self. He might have been an inspiration to all the younger  explores. I had fun learning about his life. Especially the job that he had. Working in a merchant ship as a sailor sounds like an interesting job to me.

By: Damaris Rodriguez

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Explorer’s purpose travel to get new goods, conquer and find treasure. Ferdinand Magellan traveled to Asia to get spices. Although he died throughout the expedition some of the men stayed alive and got the spices. The men that collected the spices shared it with the people in their country.
Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer determined to accomplish his goal. He asked the King of Portugal for a voyage, but the king said no. Ferdinand asked other kings, but they didn’t agree. He didn’t give up. Instead Ferdinand Magellan decided to ask King Charles V of Spain that did agree with him. So he began his expedition.

Ferdinand Magellan’s early life was different than a normal children’s early life. Ferdinand Magellan was born on the year 1480 in Portugal. At the age of ten Ferdinand Magellan worked in the court as a page for the Queen. He grew up in a wealthy family. His parents were members of the Portuguese nobility. Nobility is a group of people belonging in a noble class in a country.

Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition started years ago. On September 20, 1519 he set sail from Spain to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. Ferdinand wanted a voyage, so he asked King Charles V of Spain after all the requests that are disagreed. Ferdinand Magellan sent himself to get the spices. He sailed in 5 boats with 251 men. Spaniards and Portuguese made up the varsity of the sailors, but the voyage also included mariners from Greece, Sicily, England, France, Germany, and even North Africa. Along the way Ferdinand Magellan found an ocean and named it the Pacific Ocean, discovered that the Earth is round, and named two pieces of land. The trip ended September 8, 1522 on Asia because the philippines shot him with an arrow when he got to their land.

Ferdinand Magellan’s exploration was very important. Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and named South America’s Tierra del Fuego, and named the Pacific Ocean. Ferdinand Magellan deserves partial credit for the circumnavigation because he was killed before the mission ever reached the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Some of the men that sailed with Ferdinand Magellan got the spices, shared it with the people in their country, and used the leftovers. The expedition didn’t obtain wealth or set world records. Ferdinand Magellan wrote a journal about his expedition. His journal is now valued.

In conclusion, Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer not to forget about. He made interesting history and land that no one had ever discover.
By: Esther Gil

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Many early explorers have traveled across sea to find treasures, conquer new lands, open up trade routes, and just to find faster ways to get from country to country. Most of these explorers have reached their goal on their expedition. Bartolomeu Dias was one of those explorers. He opened up a trade route from Europe to India by sailing along the southernmost tip of Africa. Bartolomeu Dias had an interesting and exciting life because he was a brave man. He was born in 1450 Algarve Portugal.
Later on he was assigned by king Joh II of portugal to sail across the southern tip of Africa to get to India. He was looking for a man called Prester John. Bartolomeu Dias started his expedition in 1488. While he was sailing there was a terrible storm. Bartolomeu was a brave man, so him and the crew didn’t turn back. They kept sailing forth. After the storm cleared everything was back to normal. 13 days passed and no land was spotted, and the food supply was running low. The crew decided to turn back.
On their way back to Portugal, there was the piece of land that that they had missed just large enough for them to see it. When they had reached to that piece of land. It was the tip of Africa. They had missed it in the storm. When him and the crew returned home they broke the bad news to the king. The king was not happy that they have not reached India and that they had not found Prester john.
Later on in his life he decided to go on more trips.Dias moved to Guinea until the new king Manuel assigned him to see the building of the ships for Vasco de Gama's next expedition. After his successful trip he commanded 4 ships to go to Brazil. He arrived in 1500. For his next expedition he went to South Africa, then to India.There was a terrible storm at a place he went to in his first expedition that he named the “Cape of Storms.” He named it this Because it was where the terrible storm happened when he missed the tip of africa. The king later on renamed it “The Cape Of Good Hope.” There his ship sunk and killed him and most of the crew.
In conclusion that is the life of the brave explorer Bartolomeu Dias. By: Sasha Cunningham