Amazing Explorers From The Early 1500

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Amazing Explorers From The Early 1500

• Brought To You By
• Araceli Padilla and Carina Vargas

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Hernando Cortes

• Hernando Cortez was brought into this world in a
  small town of Medellin in southwestern Spain in
  1485.
• When Cortez was about 18 years old he sailed to
  the island of Hispaniola. After that he went to
  the spanish headquaters in the west Indies.
• Before Cortez sailed for Diego Velasquez, to help
  him conquer Cuba in 1511, he was a farmer and a
  soldier.
• Velasquez became the governor and Cortez became
  mayor-judge of Santiago.
• Juan de Grijalva exposed his discovery of the
  amazing country, Mexico. Velasquez choose Cortez
  to help build a colony.

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• When Cortez got back to Me Mexico City he was
  attacked by the Aztecs. Montezuma was brought in
  to the city to calm his people, but soon enough
  he got stoned. Montezuma died out of his wounds.
• Cortez was domed, but fortunately three of his
  men killed there Chief. Then the Aztecs
  retreated.
• With less than 500 of his men alive they traveled
  back to his Indian allies.
• On August 13,1521, Guatemoc, New Aztec emperor,
  surrendered.

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• Cortez spent next seven years making peace with
  the Indians of Mexico. Also developing mines and
  farmlands.
• In 1528 he finally went home in great honor by
  Charles V.
• He later on went back to Mexico as a military
  commander. He searched through Lower California
  from 1534 and also fought the pirates of Algiers
  in 1541. The exact same year he led the
  expedition against the Mayas, Yucatan.
• Cortez died near Seville in December the year
  1542, even though he died his story will go on
  forever.

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Francisco was brought into this world in 1510 in
  Salamanca, Spain.
• He left his home because his parents left the
  fortune to his brother.
• Francisco soon became one of the governors of New
  Galacia.
• 1536-1539 Admiral Mendoza head the rumors about
  the seven cities of Gold. Where everywhere was
  made out of gold and jewels. Francisco was sent
  on an Expedition to find these cities.
• In 1540 Francisco unbaked with 300 soldiers and
  1,000 Indians. Francisco led his army to Arizona
  and New Mexico.
• Francisco found a settlement of Zuni Indians. He
  considered this settlement to be the city of
  Cibolo. He had no luck finding the gold.
• Francisco army split up. Half camped in the
  village of Cibolo. Some of his groups separated
  to find the city of gold.
• Francisco was the first European to go up the Rio
  Grande.

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Continued.

• He found many settlements and discovered the
  Grand Canyon.
• In the spring of 1540 he led his army to what is
  now Texas. Then he went to Kansas. In search of
  the Gran Quivera. The rumors said that Gran
  Quivera was full of gold and silver.
• Francisco returned to the town of Tiguex in the
  winter of 1541. He later went to New Galacia.
  Admiral was upset that they returned empty
  handed.
• After his expedition Francisco was accused of
  abusing the Indians, but eventually charges had
  been removed. He lost his place as governor.
  

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Continued

• Later he became an official in the government of
  Mexico City.
• Coronado died in 1552, but his amazing journey
  will never die.

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Ferdinand Magellan

• Ferdinand Magellan was brought into this world in
  northern Portugal and was born in 1480.
• In 1505 when Magellan was as years old he sailed
  with Francisco de Almedia.
• In 1511 Magellan went to an expedition to conquer
  Melaka Portugal the spice island at that time.
• Francisco Serrao went on the voyage to claim
  Portugal. While he was on the voyage he sent
  letters about the spice island. Those letters
  gave Ferdinand an India.
• Magellan went to the king of Portugal to sponsor
  his journey. The king turned him down.
• So he went to the king of Spain. The king thought
  his idea was amazing by his plan because Spain
  was looking for different routs to Asia

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• So they sailed through southern Africa. It was
  difficult finding sailors.
• In September of 1519 his crew sailed to Southern
  Spain in five boats, the Santiago, San Antonio,
  Conception, Trinidad, and the Victoria.
• There are small groups that sail through the
  Atlantic Ocean and arrived to South America. They
  sailed to the coastline looking for a great
  continent.
• But they couldnt find a passage through South
  America. So they cruised through every bay or
  river that they came across.

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Continued

• In October the year 1520they found a steam and
  called it the Strait of Magellan. It took him 38
  days to cruise through the jeopardous strait.
• They arrived at the Ocean that Balboa had found a
  couple of years back. Ferdinand named this Ocean
  the Pacific because of its easy winds and waves.
• One of my ships stranded us, the San Antonio, and
  went back to Spain.
• Some day in March the year 1521 he arrived in
  Guam (An island in the Pacific)
• Magellan never got to see the beautiful Spice
  Islands. He died in a war against the Phillippine
  Islands in 1521. Someone shot an arrow through
  his foot and a spear through his heart.

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Continued

• Only two ships got the Spice Islands because of
  a fierce storm and Santiago sunk.
• On the way back to Portugal Ferdinand got
  captured by the Phillippines, whom at that time
  owned the Spice Islands.
• The only ship that made it all around the world
  was the Victoria. Out of five boats only one made
  it back! Out of 250 men 18 survived! Like I said
  before Magellan never made it back.

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I hope you have enjoyed learning about these
explores.

• Brought to you By Araceli Padilla and Carina
  Magallon