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13 February, 07:47

Match the following explorers.

1. Cortes; Columbus 1 England

2. Dias; Da Gama 2 Spain

3. Cartier; Joliet 3 Portugal

4. Cabot; Drake 4 France

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  1. 13 February, 10:29
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    1. Cortes; Columbus: 2 Spain

    2. Dias; Da Gama: 3 Portugal

    3. Cartier; Joliet: 4 France

    4. Cabot; Drake: 1 England
  2. 13 February, 11:08
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    1 - Cortes; Columbus - - - 2 - Spain

    2 - Dias; Da Gama - - - 3 - Portugal

    3 - Cartier; Joliet - - - 4 - France

    4 - Cabot; Drake - - - 1 - England

    Explanation:

    1 - Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who, at the beginning of the 16th century, led the expedition that initiated the conquest of Mexico.

    Christopher Columbus was a navigator, cartographer, admiral, viceroy and governor general of the West Indies in the service of the Crown of Castile. He is famous for having made the discovery of America, on October 12, 1492, upon reaching the island of Guanahani, now in the Bahamas.

    2 - Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese navigator known for being the first European explorer to dub in early 1488 the southern tip of Africa, reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic.

    Vasco da Gama was a famous Portuguese navigator and explorer. In the age of the discoveries, he stood out for having been the commander of the first ships that sailed directly from Europe to India, the longest ocean voyage ever made.

    3 - Jacques Cartier was a French navigator and explorer who made three trips to North America at the service of the French crown, which made him the first explorer of that nationality in the New World.

    Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian explorer of North America, especially of the current Quebecois territory.

    4 - John Cabot was a Genoese merchant, navigator and explorer considered one of the first Europeans of modern times to arrive in 1497 to the continental part of North America, at the service of the English crown.

    Francis Drake was an English corsair, explorer, slave trader, politician and vice admiral.
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