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Reasons For Exploration Continued

Reasons For Exploration Continued. Italian man Looked WEST for route to Asia Was given money by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella from SPAIN. Discovered land in 1492, but it wasn’t ASIA!!!. Christopher Columbus. Dies believing he landed in India. Hispaniola. Cuba. Dominican Republic.

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Reasons For Exploration Continued

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  1. Reasons For • Exploration Continued

  2. Italian man Looked WEST for route to Asia Was given money by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella from SPAIN. Discovered land in 1492, but it wasn’t ASIA!!! Christopher Columbus

  3. Dies believing he landed in India

  4. Hispaniola Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico

  5. Magellan • Searched for passage to Pacific Ocean • Sailed through “straits of Magellan” • Died in Philippines • Crew 1st to circumnavigate the world

  6. Magellan also named the Pacific Ocean (the name means that it is a calm, peaceful ocean).

  7. Prince Henry a. Son of Portuguese King b. Dazzled by dreams of ocean exploration and East Asia c. Established a navigation school

  8. Ponce de Leon • 1st to land on the mainland of North America • Looking for “fountain of youth” • Sailed for Spain • Established St. Augustine, Florida

  9. Vasco de Gama • First to sail around Africa to India (27,000 mi) • Obtained valuable goods from India

  10. Coronado • Looking for fabled seven cities of gold • Explored present-day Arizona and New Mexico

  11. Explored MEXICO Conquered Aztec civilization HERNANDO CORTES I am a CONQUISTADOR

  12. Hernanando Cortes • Spanish Conquistador • Conquered Aztec emperor Montezuma • Found gold • claimed Mexico for Spain (1519-21) • "discovered" Tenochtitlan,

  13. Balboa • Spanish Explorer • Claimed Pacific Ocean and adjoining lands for Spain • First to cross the Isthmus of Panama

  14. Pizzaro • Conquered the Incan Empire • Sailed for Spain

  15. Amerigo Vespucci • Amerigo Vespucci • America was named after him • Recruited by Spain

  16. QUESTIONS???

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