FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Christopher Columbus
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Lief Eriksson
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Marco Polo
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Hernando de Soto
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Detailed explanation-1: -Marco Polo (/ˈmɑːrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ ( listen), Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo], Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] ( listen); Venice c. 1254 – Venice 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
Detailed explanation-2: -Christopher Columbus purportedly sailed to the New World with a copy of Marco Polo’s “Travels” in tow. Thinking he would reach Asia and having no idea about the Mongol Empire’s collapse, Columbus marked up the book with notes in preparation for a meeting with Kublai Khan’s descendent.
Detailed explanation-3: -Marco Polo is arguably the most famous Western traveler to have journeyed on the Silk Road. As a young merchant, he began his journey to China in 1271 and his travels lasted for 24 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the height of the Mongol Empire, Marco Polo served Emperor Kublai Khan in China and returned to Venice to write an account of his experiences that would give Europeans some of their earliest information about China.