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Williams5 Explorers
US Explorers
| Person | Action |
|---|---|
| Columbus | 1492 San Salvador Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria |
| Magellan | circumnavigated world |
| Montezuma | leader of the Aztecs |
| Cortez | leader of the Conquistadors |
| Prince Henry | stated a school for navigators in Portugal |
| Coronado | looked for the 7 Cities of Gold |
| Ponce de Leon | looked for the Fountain of Youth |
| Sir Francis Drake | privateer for England that attacked the Spanish Armada |
| Diaz | made it to the tip of Africa |
| Vasco da Game | sailed around Africa to India |
| King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella | gave Columbus 3 ships |
| Queen Elizabeth | hired privateers to attack the Spanish |