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Examines the life and accomplishments of fifteenth-century Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, discussing his youth and early jobs, his work for Christopher Columbus, his disputed expedition of 1497, and his other voyages.

Tells the life story of Juan Ponce de Le?n, describing the explorer's discovery of Florida and his role in the founding of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.

Provides information about explorer Christopher Columbus, and explains why Americans celebrate Columbus Day.

Looks at the life of fifteenth-century conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon, discussing his youth, his participation in Columbus' second voyage, and his own career of exploration in the New World.

Examines the life and explorations of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discussing his youth in fifteenth-century Spain, his early travels, and his search for the Pacific Ocean.

Bartolome de las Casas was a Dominican friar who witnessed the brutality of the Spanish Explorers early in their conquest of Mexico. He tried to protect and defend the native popularion from that brutality.

Recounts the adventures of Spanish nobleman and explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, describing his disasterous expedition to the Americas in 1527 and the seven years he spent living among the Native Americans.

Presents a brief biography of Hern?n Cort?s, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.

Biography of explorer Ponce de Le?n, profiling his life and travels to the New World, both with Christopher Columbus and on expeditions of his own.