Famous Explorers

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An english explorer who travelled completley around the world circummnavigate

Sir Francis Drake
An Italian explorer who travelled to Asia and China looking for spices

John Cabot
An Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and discovered the new world

Christopher Columbus
A Spanish explorer who conquered the Incan natives that lived in Peru

Francisco Pizarro
A Spanish explorer that conquered the Aztecs that lived in Mexico

Hernan Cortes
An English who discovered the coast of Canada and set up a French colony in Canada

Marco Polo
An English explorer who discovered the Hudson Bay and Hudson Rivers in Canada

Henry Hudson
An English explorer who discovered the continent of Australia and setup a penal colony there

Captain James Cook
A member of the Portuguese royal family who established a school that taught people how to navigate the seas

Prince Henry The Navigator
A Portuguese explorer who a sea route from Portugal to Asia by south around Africa

Vasco da Gama
A Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the state of Florida

Juan Ponce de Leon
A French explorer who made alliances with the natives of Canada and set up a French colony there

Jacques Cartier