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Current events; Random article; ... The following is a list of French people known as explorers. Before 1500 ... (North America) Nicolas Denys ...
Holbrook, Sabra (1976), The French Founders of North America and Their Heritage, New York: Atheneum, ISBN 978-0-689-30490-3; Katz, Ron. French America: French Architecture from Colonialization to the Birth of a Nation. Editions Didier Millet, 2004. McDermott, John Francis. The French in the Mississippi Valley (University of Illinois Press, 1965)
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The exploration of North America by European sailors and geographers was an effort by major European powers to map and explore the continent with the goal of economic, religious and military expansion. The combative and rapid nature of this exploration is the result of a series of countering actions by neighboring European nations to ensure no ...
1491: Columbus sets sail aboard the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria. 1492: Columbus reaches the Bahamas, [5] Cuba and Hispaniola.; 1492: La Navidad is established on the island of Hispaniola; it was destroyed by the following year.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...