My smart canvas by Maria Sanchez https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq Made with panache en-us 2018-09-20 15:21:52 UTC 2018-09-21 18:06:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Bartolomeu Dias 21sanmar https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/283976706
  • He first European explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa discovering what is called the Cape of Good Hope. 
  • His discovery made it possible for Europeans to trade with Asia and India
  • He was the sailing master of the man of war San Christovao.
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  • He was a  Explorer and Fleet Commander
  • He was best known for Treasure Ship voyages to India.
  • He went on seven major expeditions to explore the world for the Chinese emperor and to establish Chinese trade in new areas. 
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  • His discovery made it possible for the Portuguese Empire to improve its trade which improved the economy. 
  • He was the first European explorer to leave Europe by ship and sail to India by going around Africa.
  • On the return voyage, half of Vasco da Gama`s crew died from scurvy.
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  • He led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world.
  • He discovered a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean that is today called the Straits of Magellan.
  • The Pacific Ocean was named by Magellan.
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  • He was the second cousin once removed of Hernan Cortez, the conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico.
  • The famous explorer Hernando de Soto was part of Pizarro's group that conquered the Inca.
  • Francisco Pizarro served as Panama City's mayor from 1519 to 1523.

    • ]]>     2018-09-21 15:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284417942     Christopher Columbus 21sanmar https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284419552
  • He was an Italian explorer and navigator. 
  • In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic from Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña ships alongside, hoping to find a new route to India.
  • Columbus and his brother, Bartholomew, knew that there were great riches to be had in China and East Asia. 
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  • He was a explorer and conquistador.
  • He  helped establish the town of Darién on the Isthmus of Panama, becoming interim governor.
  • Ávila, reportedly jealous of Balboa, had him beheaded for treason in 1519.
    • ]]>     2018-09-21 15:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284421345     Hernando Cortes 21sanmar https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284423014
  •   He defeated the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain. 
  • He was a Spanish conquistador and explorer.
  • He first set sail to the New World at the age of 19.
    • ]]>     2018-09-21 15:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284423014     Sir Francis Drake 21sanmar https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284425204
  • He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe in a single expedition.
  • He was a English explorer. 
  •   He was most famous for his circumnavigation of the earth 

    • ]]>     2018-09-21 15:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284425204     John Cabot 21sanmar https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284428018
  • He was a Italian born navigator who explored the coast of Newfoundland for the English in 1497. 
  •  Cabot has historically been credited with being the first European to land in North America since the Vikings.
  • John Cabot's second voyage involved one ship called the Matthew.
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  • He found three waterways that were named after him; the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait. 
  • He sailed farther north than any explorer before him.
  • Henry Hudson returned to North America for a fourth expedition in 1611.
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  • He was sent by King Francis I to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia in 1534. 
  • His exploration of the St. Lawrence River allowed France to lay claim to lands that would become Canada.
  • He was a French navigator.
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  •  He was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire 
  • In the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion.
  • He began to explore the coast of Africa, most of which was unknown to Europeans. 
    • ]]>     2018-09-21 15:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284432338     Pedro Alvares Cabral 21sanmar https://padlet.com/21sanmar/w1olvhs2tgrq/wish/284504534
  • He was a Portuguese nobleman, explorer, and navigator
  • He was the first European to see Brazil 
  • Cabral's patron was King Manuel I of Portugal, who sent him on an expedition to India.
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