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

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

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

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

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