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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Marco Polo | 13th cent. Sponsored by Italy Found Asia |
| Bartholomeu | 1488 Sponsored by Portugal Found Cape of Good Hope |
| Columbus | 1492 Sponsored by Spain Found Cuba and Hispaniola |
| John Cabot | 1498 Sponsored by England Found New England Coastline |
| Vasco De Gama | 1497 Sponsored by Portugal Found India |
| Amerigo Vespucci | 1499 Sponsored by Portugal,Spain Found South American Coast |
| Pedro Cabral | 1500 Sponsored by Portugal Found Brazil |
| Alfonso De Albuquerque | 1511 Sponsored by Portugal Found Melaka |
| Vasco De Balboa | 1513 Sponsored by Spain Found Pacific Ocean |
| Jaun Ponce De Leon | 1513 Sponsored by Spain Found Florida |
| Hernan Cortez | 1519 Sponsored by Spain Found Mexico |
| Ferdinand Magellan | 1520 Sponsored by Spain Sailed around the World |
| Giovanni da Verrazona | 1524 Sponsored by France Found Noth American East Coast |
| Francico Pizarro | 1531 Sponsored by Spain Found Peru |
| Jacques Cartier | 1534 Sponsored By France Found St. Lawrence River |
| Hernando De Soto | 1539 Sponsored by Spain Found South East |
| Fransico De Coronado | 1540 Sponsored by Spain Found the South West |
| Joao Cabrilho | 1542 Sponsored by Spain Found California |
| Samuel De Champlain | 1603 Sponsored by France Found Great Lakes and Quebec |
| Henry Hudson | 1609 Sponsored by Netherlands,England Found Hudson River and Bay |