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Describes Hern?n Cort?s's and Francisco Pizarro's conquests and explorations in Mexico and Peru, discussing the sophisticated Aztec and Inca civilizations and the role of European diseases in their destruction.

Biography of explorer Ponce de Le?on, profiling his life and travels to the New World, both with Christopher Columbus and on expeditions of his own.

Examines the life and career of Juan Ponce de L?eon, tracing his travels in the Carribbean and his discoveries of Florida and the Gulf Stream during his unsuccessful search for the fountain of youth.

Discusses the Hispanic presence in North America from 1565 to the early 1800s.

Tells the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hern?n Cort?s, chronicling the conquest of the Aztec Empire, and includes a chronology, glossary, and further resource list.

Introduces the background, voyages, discoveries, and historical significance of Christopher Columbus.

Surveys the life and exploits of fifteenth-century Italian merchant and sailor, Christopher Columbus; and describes his four voyages of discovery to the New World.

Presents a brief biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador, Francisco V?squez de Coronado, who led a major expedition from Mexico through what is now the southwestern United States.

Examines the life and career of Juan Ponce de L?on, tracing his travels in the Caribbean and his discoveries of Florida and the Gulf Stream during his search for the fountain of youth.

A biography of the wealthy Spaniard who came to the New World to seek glory and who was the first European to reach the Mississippi River in 1541.