SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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Question
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They were Spanish explorers of the New World who claimed large areas of Central and South America
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Communal Tribes
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Constitutionalist
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Pilgrims
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Conquistadors
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The two most famous conquistadors were Hernán Cortés who conquered the Aztec Empire and Francisco Pizarro who led the conquest of the Inca Empire. They were second cousins born in Extremadura, where many of the Spanish conquerors were born.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela. Thinking it an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for Spain. Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451.
Detailed explanation-3: -3. Spanish Explorers: Juan Pérez, José Navaéz, and Tomás de Suría. The Spanish were the first non-Natives to make a record of explorations along the Northwest Coast.
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