50-Second Voyage of Jacques Cartier
Supported by the excited King of France, Cartier would sail for another go of it, looking for...
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50-Second Voyage of Jacques Cartier
Supported by the excited King of France, Cartier would sail for another go of it, looking for...
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49-First Voyage of Jacques Cartier
In two ships and 60 men, a Frenchman from St. Malo, Jacques Cartier sails west to the fishing...
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John Rut’s early voyages were picking up wine for the King of England at Bordeaux. In 1527 with...
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47-Cabrillo and the California Coast part two
The season was starting to change from here on out they experienced rough weather. Finally the...
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46-Cabrillo and the California Coast
Starting with a little background history concerning the exploits on pacific side of Mexico to...
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Columbus thought he had discovered a passage to the orient and so the maps of the day showed his...
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The fourth voyage to the west did not turn out to be of any great importance. Being left behind...
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This voyage would change how the world was viewed, Mundus Novus or “New World” but, who cares,...
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42 - Vespucci Sails With Ojeda and Cosa
Three ships commanded by Juan de Ojeda along with the great pilot Juan de La Cosa and Amerigo...
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The Beginnings of Amerigo Vespucci
How could I talk about the discovery of America without involving this man, Amerigo Vespucci?...
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40 - John Cabot and Others Explore the West
Why should the Spanish have all the fun? Other European Nations started exploring to the west to...
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Up the Eastern Coast with Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon, Estevao Gomez and Giovanni Verrazzano
The voyages by Ayllon, Gomez and Verrazzano made it possible to map, describe inhabitants and...
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After setting up winter quarters, building the ships was the next priority. O wait, maybe not,...
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Moscoso is now the new commander of the expedition of Florida. The journey west does not turn up...
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This episode describes the Spanish army making their way through the state of Arkansas. They...
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de Soto Meets Casqui and Pacaha
This episode describes the army traveling along the Mississippi where he meets up with two chiefs...
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de Soto Meets the Mississippi River
This episode describes the army breaking up winter camp located at the village of Chickasaw....
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de Soto and the Battle of Mauvila
This episode describes the great battle between the warriors of chief Tuscaloosa and the Spanish...
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de Soto and His Continued Search For Gold
This episode describes the travels of de Soto and his Army through the states of North Carolina,...
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