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Balboa
Francisco Coronado
The Rio Grande area was claimed by Spain in 1598. It was discovered by the Spanish explorer Juan de Onate.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
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Spain
Spain, and the explorer was Christopher Columbus in 1493.
He worked for Spain. He explored and claimed lots of land in the American Southwest.