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Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta The Greatest Traveler of the Medieval World   When we think of great explorers, names like Marco Polo and …

Fracisco Pizarro

Fracisco Pizarro Fracisco Pizarro was an explorer, soldier and conquistador best known for conquering the Incas and executin…

Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci was a 16th-century Italian merchant and explorer remembered not only for his voyages that altered the cours…

Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500)

In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500) became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of A…

Vasco da Gama

T he third son of Estevao da Gama, a nobleman who was commander of the fortress of Sines on the coast of Alentejo province…

Marco Polo (1254–1324)

Marco Polo (1254–1324): Marco Polo , born in Venice, was one of the most celebrated explorers of the medieval era. His tra…

Leif Erikson (c. 970–c. 1020)

Leif Erikson (c. 970–c. 1020) was a legendary Norse explorer whose daring journey marked the first known European presence…

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