Explorers and Their Achievements

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Was the governor of Puerto Rico

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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Claimed the Southwest region of the present-day United States for Spain

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Francisco Coronado

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Snuck away from the Spanish army and took a group of men to Mexico

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Hernando Cortes

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Went looking for the fountain of youth

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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Believed he had arrived in Asia when he reached the Americas

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Christopher Columbus

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Went looking for the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola

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Francisco Coronado

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Captured and destroyed an Aztec city

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Hernando Cortes

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Was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in the Americas

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Christopher Columbus

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Helped to end a Native American slave rebellion

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Francisco Coronado

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Was part of an exhibition to explore present-day Cuba

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Hernando Cortes