The first
explorers to land in the Americas .... a brave troop indeed with
just a compass and some supplies - they didn't even have a map
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10 EXPLORERS TO LAND IN THE AMERICAS
along
with discovery/exploration and year found |
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1.
Christopher Columbus - Italian
West
Indies found in 1492 |
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2.
John Cabot - Italian/English
Nova
Scotia/Newfoundland found in 1497 |
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3.
Alonso de Hojeda - Spanish
Brazil found
in 1499 |
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4.
Vicente Yanez Pinzon - Spanish
Amazon
found in 1500 |
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5.
Pedro Alvarez Cabral - Portuguese
Brazil
explored in 1500 |
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6.
Gaspar Corte Real - Portuguese
Labrador
found in 1500 |
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7.
Rodrigo de Bastidas - Spanish
Central
America found in 1501 |
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8.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa - Spanish
Panama
found in 1513 |
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9.
Juan Ponce de Leon - Spanish
Florida
fouund in 1513 |
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10.
Juan Diaz de Solis - Spanish
Rio de la
Plata found in 1515 |
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