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Explorers

Claim to fame, reason to explore, sailed for, success

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Marco Polo 1. Italy 1271-1295 2. Wanted to establish a trade between Asia and Europe 3.Famous for being the first person to travel to China
Christopher Colombus 1. Spain 1492-1502 2. Find western sea routes to Asia 3. Known for finding the Americas (even though he thought he was in Asia)
Vasco De Gama 1. Portugal 1497-1502 2. Find trade route from Western Europe to Asia 3. First person to successfully find a sea route to India
Amerigo Vespucci 1. Portugal & Spain 1497-1504 2. He found out that the North Americas were their own continent 3. America is named after him
John Cabot 1. England 1496-1498 2. Find the Northwest passage and reach Asia by going west 3. Found Newfoundland, Canada and claimed land for Europe 4. He didn't find Northwest Passage
Juan Ponce De Leon 1. Spain 1506-1513 2. He wanted to find fountain of youth and to claim land and gold for Spain 3. Found the coast of Florida and present day Puerto Rico
Ferdinand Magellan 1. Spain 1519-1522 2. Find trade route to Asia 3. First person to sail around the world
Hernan Cortes 1. Spain 1511-1520 2. Go on an expedition to explore and secure the interior of Mexico for colonization 3. Captured Aztecs leader and wiped an entire country for Spain and bought back a lots of riches to Spain
Francisco Pizarro 1. Spain 1513-1538 2. Wanted to conquer Peru and the civilizations there 3. Discovered Costa Rica and fought the Incas and conquered Peru and claimed it for Spain
Sir Francis Drake 1. England 1577-1580 2. Pass around South America, through the Strait of Magellan, and explore the coast 3. He found land for England and helped defeat the Spanish Armada
Samuel De Champlain 1. France 1604-1607 2. To be a geographer for New France 3. Founded the first French colony in North America, Quebec and mapped most of North America
Henry Hudson 1. Dutch & English 1607-1611 2. Find Northwest passage to orient 3. Discovered Hudson Bay, James bay and modern day New York.
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