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No, he was able to outfit several ships to the America's, but never made it himself. He had several stays in the Tower of London, was condemned to death, went to Ireland, Netherlands, was a member of parliament, sent a fleet to explore the American coast in 1584 and took possession of the area called Virginia, and became the bane of the Spanish by attacking their treasure ships.
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Yes, Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored and organized several expeditions to the Americas, with the most notable being the Roanoke Island Colony in present-day North Carolina. However, he did not personally reach America himself.
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