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Early European Explorers of the New World (John Cabot (This English…
Early European Explorers of the New World
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de León
This Spanish explorer wanted to find the fountain of youth. He claimed Florida for Spain. He also sailed with Columbus on his second voyage.
Leif Eriksson
1st Viking or European (with his dad) to reach North America (Nova Scotia, Canada).
Norwegian explorer, son of Erik the Red; first European to explore the Americas
Sir Frances Drake
This English explorer secretly robbed Spanish treasure ships for the Queen of England. He once went all the way around the world to escape capture from the angry Spanish.
Francisco Coronado
This Spanish explorer wanted to find the "Seven Cities of Gold". He was unsuccessful.
Marco Polo
This explorer traveled across deserts and mountains to China and the West Indies
John Cabot
This English explorer wanted to find a Northwest passage to the Indies. He was unable to find this passage, but did discover Newfoundland. He then sailed to India for silk and spices.
1497
Francisco de Coronado
1440-1442
This Spanish explorer wanted to find the "Seven Cities of Gold". He was unsuccessful.
Hernando Cortes
This explorer sailed for Spain. When he first landed in Mexico, the Aztecs thought he was a powerful God and offered him gold and treasures. He robbed event more treasures from the Aztecs and defeated them. He returned to Spain a hero.
Sir Walter Raleigh
This English explorer robbed Spanish treasure ships. He also tried to set up the first English colony in North America.
Bartolomeu Dias
a Portuguese explorer, first to sail around the southern tip of Africa
First European to reach the southern tip of Africa (1487-1488).
Pedro Cabral
1500
accidentally discovered South America. Landed in Brazil.
Vasco da Gama
This explorer sailed for Portugal. He sailed around Africa and made a sea route to India. Once in India, he set up a successful trade center.
Robert LaSalle
This was the French explorer who discovered the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. He searched for a Northwest Passage, but was unsuccessful in finding one.
Hernando De Soto
This Spanish explorer was searching for gold in the New World. He searched in the area of Tampa Bay, Florida and was unable to find any gold. He is known for discovering the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers.
Francisco Pizzarro
This was the Spanish explorer who explored South America looking for gold and riches. In order to get the Inca and riches, he captured their leader and promised to give their leader back if the Inca gave their riches to the Spanish. Instead of keeping his promise, he killed the Inca leader. He conquered the Inca civilization in order to steal their gold and riches.
Amerigo Vespucci
Portuguese explorer that sailed along the coast of Brazil and Argentina
America is named after him
Vasco de Balboa
Explored the Pacific ocean
Spanish adventurer; explored Central America.
First European to reach the Pacific Ocean, 1513.
1513, Spain
Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Brought 1500 soldiers and settles to St. Augustine
Built the fort in St. Augustine, Florida
Ferdinand Magellan
This explorer gets credit for being the first to circumnavigate the world. He gets credit even though he was killed by hostile natives and did not finish his journey around the world.
erik the red
This Viking explorer founded Greenland while he was in exile from Iceland. The Vikings made him leave Iceland for a period of three years because of his fiery temper.