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European Explorers and Conquerors

Enter the names of these European Explorers and Conquerors
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Last updated: July 2, 2017
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First submittedMay 24, 2017
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Widely celebrated for the discovery of the Americas
Christopher Columbus
Discredited for the discovery of the Americas
Leif Erikson
First man to circumnavigate the entire globe
Ferdinand Magellan
Conqueror of the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro
Discoverer of Brazil
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Infamous for starting piracy
Francis Drake
Discovered a sea route to India
Vasco da Gama
Discovered the east coast of the United States and searched for the Northwest Passage
Henry Hudson
Conqueror of the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes
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First to mention that the Americas were two entirely separate Continents
Amerigo Vespucci
First man to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias
First to set sight on New Zealand and Van Diemen's Island
Abel Tasman
Mapped the majority of the unseen coastlines and islands in the Pacific
James Cook
First man to travel inland of North America
Jacques Cartier
Conqueror of the Mayan Empire
Pedro de Alvarado
Mapped the eastern coast of the United States from New Brunswick to Florida
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Man explored Florida
Ponce de Leon
Explorer of New France and established Quebec City
Samuel de Champlain
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Oct 10, 2018
I enjoyed the quiz. One criticism - for most answers you accept the surname but for the alleged discoverer of America you require the christian name also.
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