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| Ferdinand Magellan | Led the first expedition that circumnavigated [sailed all the way around] the globe. |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | A Portuguese thinker who developed a navigation school and encouraged sea captains to sail south along the coast of Africa. |
| Vasco da Gama | A Portuguese sailor who followed Dias’ route around Africa and reached India. |
| Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet | Explored along the Mississippi River for France. |
| Vikings | Reached the Americas before Columbus; created a short-lived settlement in “Vinland.” |
| Francisco Pizarro | The conquistador who conquered the Incas. |
| Christopher Columbus | Made his first voyage to the New World in 1492; made three more later. |
| Hernando Cortes | The conquistador who conquered the Aztecs. |
| Samuel de Champlain | Explored the St. Lawrence River Valley; named Lake Champlain; founded Quebec. |
| Henry Hudson | Sailed for the Dutch and the English; took his ship Half Moon up the Hudson River; explored Hudson Bay. |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | Explored Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth; failed to find it. |
| Hernando De Soto | Explored southeastern North America and eventually reached the Mississippi River. |
| John Cabot | Sailed for England; searched for a Northwest Passage, found Newfoundland instead in 1497 |
| JacquesCartier | Explored the St. Lawrence River for France before Champlain. |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | Crossed Panama tot he Pacific Ocean and claimed it for Spain |
| Fransisco Coronado | The conquistador who conquered the Incas. |
