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Christopher Columbus
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Spanish explorer who, backed by Ferdinand V & Isabella I, discovered North America on October 12,1492
originally seeking a westward route to India
fleet of ships consisting of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria reached the island of Hispanola, claimed it for Spain |
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Giovanni Verrazano
(1485–1528) |
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Mariner, explored the Eastern US & Nova Scotia under the commission of France in 1524
commissioned to claim land in the New World/find a route to China
first European to enter New York Bay, land claims were not colonized until the 17th century |
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Ferdinand Magellan
(1480-1521) |
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Portuguese explorer, 1st to circumnavigate the globe
under a Spanish commission, attempted to reach the Spice Islands
killed battling natives in the Philippines, but 2 of his ships returned to Spain |
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Francisco Pizarro
(1478-1541) |
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Spanish explorer/military leader, conquered Peru involved in the colonization of Panama
found the Inca empire in Peru & organized a expedition of 180 men, destroyed empire in 1531 |
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Explorer sent by Henry VII in 1497, explored and claimed Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and the Grand Banks for England
originally sent by Henry in violation of the treaty of Tordesillas to find a direct route to Asia
thought he had reached Asia, unaware he was exploring a new continent |
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Pedro Alvares Cabral
(1467-1520) |
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Portuguese navigator/explorer of Brazil
accidental discovery (looking for India), claimed this land for Portugal. |
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
(1475-1519) |
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Spanish explorer, 1st to reach the Pacific Ocean (1513)
joined an expedition lead by Martin Fernandez de Enciso, took control of the party and led it across the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean, claimed for the Spanish monarchs |
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Jacques Cartier
(1491-1557) |
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| French explorer of Saint Lawrence River in 1534 explored Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, claimed the lands for Franc - made up most of claim to Canada |
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Juan Ponce de Leon
(1460 -1521) |
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Spanish explorer, discovered Florida in 1512
sailed from colony in Puerto Rico to eastern shore of Florida where party was attacked by natives
was mortally wounded before retreating to Cuba |
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Hernando Cortez
(1485 – 1547) |
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| Spanish conquistador, destroyed Aztec Empire (Mexico) |
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Grants that give a person the right to take labor in the form of slaves or any type of homage form a designated group of Indians
Slave system - very racist |
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Naval force launched by Phillip II of Spain to fight England
Fleet was the largest of its time, severely damaged when attacked off coast of England
cut nearly in half by storms, made Britain the dominant sea power. |
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exchange of biological organisms between continents, diseases brought to America destroyed native population
many plants & animals |
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