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Hernando de Soto
is the first European to see the
Mississippi River
.
1542
The first contact of
Japan
with the
West
(Portugal).
1542
St.
John of the Cross
is born.
1543
The invasion of
Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi
is finally defeated by a joint
Ethiopia
-
Portuguese
force.
1547
Miguel de Cervantes (Alcalá de Henares), author of Don Quixote, is born on September 29th in
Spain
.
1549
Francis Xavier
is the first Christian
Missionary
to visit
Japan
.
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