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New World Explorers

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North and South America, or the “Americas” New World
Italian sailor (explored for Spain) who landed in the Bahamas in 1492 Christopher Columbus
3. Henry the Navigator- Prince from Portugal who built a navigation school to teach sailors Henry the Navigator
Portuguese sailor who reached the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa in 1488 Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese sailor who sailed around Africa in 1498 and reached India Vasco da Gama
Portuguese sailor who accidentally “discovered” South America in 1500 Pedro Alvares Cabral
Portuguese sailor (sailed for Spain) who led part of the first expedition around the tip of South America and around the world beginning in 1519 Ferdinand Magellan
to travel all the way around the globe Circumnavigate
English sailor who stole treasure from Spanish transport ships in the Americas Sir Francis Drake
part of Spain’s large navy that was defeated by England in 1588 Spanish Armada
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