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Flourished c.500 BCE - c.401 BCE
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Italian explorer
Hernån Cortés
Hernån Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese navigator
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish explorer
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
French explorer
Title page of Richard Hakluyt's The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation
Richard Hakluyt
British geographer
Engraving by J. Pofselwhite of Walter Raleigh wearing an ornate, patterned doublet, ruffled collar, and feathered hat, with one hand on his hip.
Sir Walter Raleigh
English explorer
Vasco NĂșñez de Balboa
Vasco NĂșñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer
John Smith
John Smith
British explorer
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
French explorer
Black and white portrait of Samuel de Champlain with shoulder-length hair, a pointed beard, and a mustache, wearing a wide white collar and dark clothing.
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer
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Francis Garnier
French naval officer
Juan Ponce de LeĂłn
Juan Ponce de LeĂłn
Spanish explorer
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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La VĂ©rendrye
French-Canadian soldier and explorer
Francisco VĂĄzquez de Coronado
Francisco VĂĄzquez de Coronado
Spanish explorer
Humphrey Gilbert
Humphrey Gilbert
British explorer
PĂĄnfilo de NarvĂĄez
PĂĄnfilo de NarvĂĄez
Spanish conquistador and colonial official
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Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
French explorer
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Jean Ribaut
French naval officer
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Henri de Tonty
French explorer

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