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Juan Ponce de Le?n

2001
Briefly describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus and went on to become governor of Puerto Rico and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

Henry the Navigator

2001
A biography of Portugal's national hero whose advanced ideas on geography and navigation opened the way for Columbus and other explorers.

Francisco V?squez de Coronado

2001
Brief description of the life and explorations of Coronado as he led Spanish soldiers from New Spain (Mexico) across the southwestern U.S. in the 1500s.

Ferdinand Magellan

2001
Describes the life and travels of the Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world.

Samuel de Champlain

2001
A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.

Henry Hudson

2001
Describes the adventures of the seventeenth-century English explorer, from his search for a short route from Europe to the Orient to his mysterious disappearance after members of his crew mutinied.
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