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Balboa discovering the Pacific Ocean

Balboa

Balboa discovering the Pacific Ocean

Coat-of-Arms of Columbus, the explorer.

Coat-of-Arms

Coat-of-Arms of Columbus, the explorer.

Fernando Cortez, conqueror of Mexico

Fernando Cortez

Fernando Cortez, conqueror of Mexico

Embarkation of Christopher Columbus at Palos.

Embarking

Embarkation of Christopher Columbus at Palos.

Vasco de Gama, who in 1498, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and sailed to Calicut, on the coast of Malabar.

Vasco de Gama

Vasco de Gama, who in 1498, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and sailed to Calicut, on the coast of Malabar.

Ponce de Leon, Spanish soldier, governor of Porto Rico, and explorer.

Ponce de Leon

Ponce de Leon, Spanish soldier, governor of Porto Rico, and explorer.

Amerigo Vespucci. Born 1451; died 1512.

Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci. Born 1451; died 1512.