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• During the time of the great During the time of the great explorers, there were people who explorers, there were people who didn’t believe that Columbus had didn’t believe that Columbus had found Asia. A man named Amerigo found Asia. A man named Amerigo Vespucci of Italy set sail to find out Vespucci of Italy set sail to find out for himself.for himself.

• Vespucci, Cabot, and Columbus Vespucci, Cabot, and Columbus actually found lands unknown to actually found lands unknown to Europeans. North and South America Europeans. North and South America were named after Amerigo Vespucci.were named after Amerigo Vespucci.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa was one of Vasco Nunez de Balboa was one of the first Europeans to settle in the the first Europeans to settle in the Americas. He tried farming there, Americas. He tried farming there, but he failed. He then went to but he failed. He then went to Columbia.Columbia.

• In Columbia, Balboa helped the In Columbia, Balboa helped the survivors of a failed Spanish survivors of a failed Spanish settlement take land from Native settlement take land from Native Americans and settle what is now Americans and settle what is now Panama.Panama.

• In 1513, Balboa and other explorers In 1513, Balboa and other explorers crossed an isthmus which is a narrow crossed an isthmus which is a narrow strip of land that connects two large strip of land that connects two large land areas, and reached the Pacific land areas, and reached the Pacific Ocean. This proved that Amerigo Ocean. This proved that Amerigo Vespucci was right about an Vespucci was right about an unknown continent.unknown continent.