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He sailed from Puerto
Rico and explored Florida.
Some history books say
he was looking
for the fountain
of youth.
Juan
Ponce de León
He led an expedition
through the American
Southeast in search of
gold. He became the first
European to see the
Mississippi River.
Hernando
De Soto
He set out to find a route
to the Indies by sailing
around the southern tip of
South America. His crew
completed the first known
voyage around the world
after he was killed.
Ferdinand
Magellan
He kidnapped Taino
people and brought
them back to Spain.
Christopher Columbus
His forces
conquered the
Inca empire
ruled by
Atahualpa.
Francisco
Pizarro
He led an expedition
across Central America
to what later was
named the Pacific
Ocean.
Vasco
Núñez de
Balboa
He was a sailor on the
voyage around the world with
Magellan. We know a lot
about the voyage because he
kept a journal of the trip.
Antonio
Pigafetta
This explorer met the
Pueblo people and saw
the Grand Canyon, but
never found gold.
Francisco
Coronado
He sailed around the tip
of Africa and opened up
trade between Portugal
and Asia.
Vasco da
Gama
Shipwrecked during an
expedition from Cuba,
he reached what is now
Texas in 1528. He
became the first
Spaniard to explore
Texas.
Álvar Núñez
Cabeza de Vaca
This Portuguese
explorer believed that
he was exploring a new
continent, not Asia.
Amerigo Vespucci
This Tlaxcalan
woman acted as a
translator between
Cortes and
Moctezuma.
Doña Marina
(or Malinche)
After he sailed around
the tip of South America,
he entered an ocean
that had been
discovered by Balboa.
He named it “Pacific”
because it was peaceful.
Ferdinand
Magellan
He was the first
European to step foot in
Florida. Spain claimed
Florida because of his
explorations.
Juan
Ponce
de León
North and
South
America
were named
after him.
Amerigo
Vespucci
He explored the
American Southwest in
search of the rumored
Seven Cities of Gold.
He claimed the land he
explored for Spain.
Francisco
Coronado
Emperor
Moctezuma
believed this
explorer might
be the
returning god
Quetzecoatl.
Hernando
Cortés
After winning a war with
his brother, this Inca
leader was captured by
Pizarro. He was held for
ransom and later killed.
Atahualpa
He sailed with three
ships, and was the
captain of the largest
one, the Santa Maria.
Christopher Columbus
He led an expedition
from Cuba to Mexico
that ended with the
conquest of Moctezuma
and the Aztec.
Hernando
Cortes

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