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SPanish Explorers
Christopher Columbus - 1492
Sails to the New World.

Amerigo Vespucci - 1502
American continents named after him.

Vasco de Balboa - 1513
Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean.
Hernando Cortez - 1521
Defeats Aztec Empire.

Francisco Pizarro - 1533
Defeats Inca Empire.

Hernando De Soto - 1539
Explores the southeastern US.

Francisco de Coronado - 1540
Discovers the Grand Canyon

Christopher Columbus - 1492
Sails to the New World.

Amerigo Vespucci - 1502
American continents named after him.

Vasco de Balboa - 1513
Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean.
Hernando Cortez - 1521
Defeats Aztec Empire.

Francisco Pizarro - 1533
Defeats Inca Empire.

Hernando De Soto - 1539
Explores the southeastern US.

Francisco de Coronado - 1540
Discovers the Grand Canyon

Christopher Columbus - 1492
Sails to the New World.

Amerigo Vespucci - 1502
American continents named after him.

Vasco de Balboa - 1513
Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean.
Hernando Cortez - 1521
Defeats Aztec Empire.

Francisco Pizarro - 1533
Defeats Inca Empire.

Hernando De Soto - 1539
Explores the southeastern US.

Francisco de Coronado - 1540
Discovers the Grand Canyon

Christopher Columbus - 1492
Sails to the New World.

Amerigo Vespucci - 1502
American continents named after him.

Vasco de Balboa - 1513
Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean.
Hernando Cortez - 1521
Defeats Aztec Empire.

Francisco Pizarro - 1533
Defeats Inca Empire.

Hernando De Soto - 1539
Explores the southeastern US.

Francisco de Coronado - 1540
Discovers the Grand Canyon

Christopher Columbus - 1492
Sails to the New World.

Amerigo Vespucci - 1502
American continents named after him.

Vasco de Balboa - 1513
Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean.
Hernando Cortez - 1521
Defeats Aztec Empire.

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