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EARLY EXPLORERS
EXPLORER | ACCOMPLISHMENT | COUNTRY |
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HERNANDO CORTEZ | CONQUERED AZTECS | SPAIN |
FRANSISCO PIZARO | CONQUERED INCAN EMPIRE | SPAIN |
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS | Made four voyages to the West Indies; given credit for discovering America | SPAIN |
FERDINAND MAGELLEN | COMMANDED FIRST GLOBE CIRCLING VOYAGE | PORTUGAL |
ROBERT DE LA SALLE | TRAVELED THE MISS. RIVER AND CLAIMED IT FOR FRANCE | FRANCE |
PONCE DE LEON | EXPLORED FLORIDA LOOKING FOR FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH | SPAIN |
HERNANDO DESOTO | EXPLORED AMERICAN SOUTHEAST; DISCOVERED THE MS. RIVER | SPAIN |
HENRY HUDSON | EXPLORED HUDSON BAY, HUDSON RIVER, HUDSON STRAIGHT | ENGLAND, NETHERLANDS |
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN | EXPLORED ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AND EASTERN COAST OF AMERICA | FRANCE |
VASCO DE GAMA | FIRST TO ROUND AFRICA AND TRAVEL TO THE WEST INDIES | PORTUGAL |
VASCO DE BALBOA | CROSSED THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA AND CLAIMED THE PACIFIC OCEAN FOR SPAIN | SPAIN |
PRINCE HENRY | STARTED A SCHOOL FOR SAILORS | PORTUGAL |
BARTHOLOMEU DIAS | REACHED THE SOUTHERN TIP OF AFRICA | PORTUGAL |
JOHN CABOT | EXPLORED EASTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA | ENGLAND |
JOCQUES CARTIER | TRAVELED THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER | FRANCE |