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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa Biography « Biography.comVasco Nunez de Balboa: Spanish Conquistador and Explorer « Enchanted LearningJohn Cabot
John Cabot « New Advent Catholic EncyclopediaJohn Cabot Biography « Biography.comJohn Cabot: Explorer « Enchanted LearningJacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier « PBS: Empire of the BayJacques Cartier « Virtual Museum of New FranceJacques Cartier Biography « Biography.comSamuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain 1604-1616 « Virtual Museum of New FranceSamuel de Champlain Biography « Biography.comChristopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus Biography « Biography.comVasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama Biography « Biography.comJuan Ponce de Leon
Florida of the Conquistador « Florida History Internet CenterJuan Ponce de León « New Advent Catholic EncyclopediaJuan Ponce de León Biography « Biography.comHernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto « New Advent Catholic EncyclopediaHernando de Soto Biography « Biography.comHernando de Soto Expedition « The Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and ResearchThe Hernando de Soto Expedition « Nile of the New World (NPS)Video Tour of the De Soto National Memorial « YouTubeSir Francis Drake
Francis Drake Biography « Biography.comSir Francis Drake « Spartacus EducationalHenry Hudson
Henry Hudson « Elizabethan EraHenry Hudson at the Mariner's Museum « The Ages of ExplorationHenry Hudson Biography « Biography.comIan Chadwick's Biography of Henry Hudson « The Life and Voyages of Henry HudsonFerdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan Biography « Biography.comFrancisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro « PBS: ConquistadorsFrancisco Pizarro Biography « Biography.comAmerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci « New Advent Catholic EncyclopediaAmerigo Vespucci Biography « Biography.comAmerigo Vespucci on History.com « History.com