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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

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Christopher Columbus discovered the "New World"

AMERIGO VESPUCCI

America was named after Amerigo Vespucci

VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA

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He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

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FERDINAND MAGELLAN IS BEST KNOWN FOR LEADING THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE

HERNANDO CORTES

Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire

FRANCISCO PIZARRO

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Emperor of the mighty Inca Empire, in 1532.

JOHN CABOT

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The first European encounter with the mainland of North America

HENRY HUDSON

One of the world's most famous explorers