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Cabeza de vaca
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Colombus
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Spain established territorial claims in North America by failing their mission.
He was a Viking explorer, and was the first European to set foot in North America.
Samuel de Champlain wanted to explore in order to establish French colonies, expand trade routes, and spread Christianity in the New World. He also aimed to find a passage to Asia and gather valuable resources like fur pelts.
Henry Hudson would give the Dutch a land claim in present-day Fort Nassau.
John Cabot was an Italian explorer commissioned by England. He landed in North America in the late 1400s and claimed the land for England.
The United States claimed the right to assume police power in Latin America.