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10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World
When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...
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what did the conquistadors use to become rich?
Pizarro tried to buy his freedom by filling a large room ... Where did Cortes find gold? In 1520, Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes seized an enchanted treasure from the Aztec Emperor Montezuma II. A ...
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Topic: Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess (Spanish pronunciation: ; c. 1471 or 1476 – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day ...
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Lost Inca Gold
Somewhere deep inside the unforgiving Llanganates mountain range between the Andes and the Amazon is said to exist a fabulous Inca hoard hidden from Spanish conquistadors. The legend begins in the ...
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how did de soto become so rich from his south american expedition?
Shenando de Soto helped Diego Pizarro conquer Peru in the early 1530s while ... they were attacked by Native American tribes. A Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored Central America and Peru ...