3 G's

By Oneill
  • 1450

    Cabot

    Sailed for England and landed on the coast of New-Foundland. He should have credit for New America and gave England claim to North America.
  • 1451

    Columbus

    He's Italy who sailed for Spain west to the Indies but landed on the Bahamas. He brought sicknesses while he had an antibody, Also, he wasn't the one who discovered North America. He was born in Genoa, Italy 1451 and died May 20, 1506
  • 1454

    Vespucci

    Amerigo Vespucci was born March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1521. America was named after him and sailed for Spain (1499–1500) and then for Portugal (1501–1502).
  • 1474

    Ponce de Leon

    First to land on the mainland of North America and was looking for "fountain of youth". He had a fear of death so he was very selfish so he would never die.
  • 1475

    Balboa

    Spanish explorer, claimed the Pacific Ocean and adjoining lands for Spain. Balboa (born 1475, Jerez de los Caballeros, or Badajoz, Extremadura province, Castile—died January 12, 1519, Acla, near Darién, Panama).
  • 1478

    Pizarro

    Francisco Pizarro, (born c. 1475, Trujillo, Extremadura, Castile—died June 26, 1541, Lima). Conquered the Inca Empire.
  • 1480

    Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer. Searched for a passage to Pacific Ocean and sailed through "straits of Magellan".
  • 1485

    Cortes

    Hernán Cortés (born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile—died December 2, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Sevilla). Spanish Conquin.
  • 1500

    De Soto

    (1500–1542) Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer who led an expedition into the southern United States. Sailed for Spain and explored the Mississippi river which is Oklahoma today.
  • 1510

    Coronado

    Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, (born 1510, Salamanca, Spain—died September 22, 1554, Mexico). He was looking for fabled seven cities of gold, explored present-day Arizona and New Mexico.