Discovery of the Americas, 1492-1800
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PONCE DE LEÓN AND “LA FLORIDA” Desire for gold did not inspire every Spanish expedition. Juan Ponce de León was a veteran of Col ...
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Legacy of the Maya= Unlike the relatively young cultures of the Aztec of Mexico and the Inca of Peru, the glory days of Maya civ ...
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Cortés the Explorer B 57 Native Civilizations of Mexico= When Cortés landed, Mexico had been inhabited for at least 10,000 years ...
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