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Following Columbus' initial voyages of exploration, Spain established a pattern of conquest and settlement in the New World, fueled by a desire for wealth and colonies. In the name of Spain, many adventurers set out to explore and conquer the remainder of the unclaimed and uncharted Americas. Join o...

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Corporate Authors: Issembert Productions, Schlessinger Media
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, 2006.
Series:Explorers of the world.
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Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, > active 16th century > Juvenile films.
Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, > 1510-1554 > Juvenile films.
Ponce de León, Juan, > 1460?-1521 > Juvenile films.
Soto, Hernando de, > approximately 1500-1542 > Juvenile films.
Explorers > America > Biography > Juvenile films.
Explorers > Spain > Biography > Juvenile films.
America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish > Juvenile films.
Nonfiction television programs > Juvenile.
Educational television programs > Juvenile.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Following Columbus' initial voyages of exploration, Spain established a pattern of conquest and settlement in the New World, fueled by a desire for wealth and colonies. In the name of Spain, many adventurers set out to explore and conquer the remainder of the unclaimed and uncharted Americas. Join our young hosts as they discover the world of the conquistadors who, in their exploration for a shorter path to the East, found personal wealth and an empire with boundless treasures for Spain. Hear the story of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, who traveled across North America from Florida to California. Learn of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado's exploration of the American Southwest, Juan Ponce de Leon's discovery of Florida, Vasco Nunez de Balboa's trek through the jungles of South America to claim the Pacific Ocean for Spain and Hernando de Soto's discovery of the Mississippi River. Students will enjoy these accounts of the Spanish conquistadors' expeditions contained in this exciting video dramatization. --From publisher web site.
Item Description:Title from container.
DVD features: discussion questions & activities ; chapter select.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide (5 p. ; 19 cm.).
Format:DVD, all regions; NTSC.
Audience:Grades 5-8.
Production Credits:Director of photography, George Rosenberg ; music, Michael Sciuto ; editor, Kristin M. Frascione.
ISBN:1417106301
9781417106301

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