The Constitution of the Russian Federation (was Adopted at National Voting on December 12, 1993.
The compass, the astrolabe (instrument used to measure latitude), and the rudder <span>all helped European explorers on their quest to find Asia and get rich by by </span><span>buying spices there and selling them in Europe to get a profit.
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Hernando de Soto<span> was born c. 1500 in Jerez </span>de<span> los Caballeros, Spain. In the early 1530s, while on Francisco Pizarro's </span>expedition<span>, </span>de Soto<span> helped conquer Peru. In 1539 he set out for North America, where he discovered the Mississippi River. </span>De Soto<span> died of fever on May 21, 1542, in Ferriday, Louisiana</span>
