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Juan Ponce de León
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Juan Ponce de León
Explorer / 1460 - 1521
While searching for the mythical fountain of youth, Juan Ponce de León founded the oldest settlement in Puerto Rico and discovered Florida.
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Ellen Ochoa
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Ellen Ochoa
Astronaut, Engineer, Musician / 1958 -
Selected by NASA in 1990, Ellen Ochoa became the world's first Hispanic female astronaut in 1991.
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Francisco Pizarro
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Francisco Pizarro
Explorer / 1476 - 1541
Spanish explorer and conquistador Francisco Pizarro helped Vasco Núñez de Balboa discover the Pacific Ocean, and after conquering Peru, founded its capital city, Lima.
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Explorer / 1475 - 1519
Explorer and conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
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Carlos Noriega
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Carlos Noriega
Astronaut / 1959 -
Carlos Noriega joined NASA’s Astronaut Corps in 1994. He focused on building the International Space Station during his second mission in 2000. -
Franklin Chang-Díaz
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- Famous Arians
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Franklin Chang-Díaz
Physicist / 1950 -
Costa Rican-born Franklin Chang-Díaz was the first Hispanic-American astronaut. He made several trips to space for NASA and developed plasma propulsion.
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