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Hiram Bingham
Bingham, Hiram (1875 - 1956), a United States explorer and political leader. He was born in Honolulu, the son of a missionary.
FAMOUS EXPLORERS
Explorers came to this "New World" from many different places. Learn about the explorers who came to these lands and the legacies they left behind them.
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Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von HumboldtThe depth and range of Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt's investigations caused Ralph Waldo Emerson to call him "a universal man." Learn more about von Humboldt's explorations. See more »
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Diego De Almagro
Almagro, Diego de (1475 - 1538), a Spanish soldier and explorer. During 1524 - 33, Almagro helped Francisco Pinzarro overthrow the Inca empire of Peru. See more »
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Francisco De Orellana
Orellana Francisco de (1511 - 1546), a Spanish soldier and explorer. Orellana was the first European to explore the course of the Amazon River. See more »
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Hiram Bingham
Bingham, Hiram (1875 - 1956), a United States explorer and political leader. He was born in Honolulu, the son of a missionary. See more »
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Pedro De Alvarado
Alvarado, Pedro de (1495 - 1541), a Spanish soldier and explorer of Central America. See more »
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Vasco Nunez De Balboa
Balboa, Vasco Núñez de (1475 - 1517), a Spanish explorer. He was the first European to discover that a great ocean, the Pacific, lay west of the Americas. See more »
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