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Christopher Columbus discovered the "New World"
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci
He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean
FERDINAND MAGELLAN IS BEST KNOWN FOR LEADING THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire
Emperor of the mighty Inca Empire, in 1532.
The first European encounter with the mainland of North America
One of the world's most famous explorers