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| Christopher Columbus![image] |
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| Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa,1451,May 20, 1506 |
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better known as Prince Henry the Navigator, was an important figure in 15th-century Portuguese politics and in the early days of the Portuguese Empire.March 4, 1394, Porto, Portugal
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| john Cabot was a Venetian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England was the first European exploration of the mainland Died: England, United Kingdom |
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Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.Born: 1469, Sines, Portugal
Died: December 24, 1524, Kochi, India |
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Ferdinand magellan
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. Born: February 3, 1480, Portugal
Died: April 27, 1521 |
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