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Aug 6, 1407
NARVAEZ, PANFILO DE
was a Spanish explorer and soldier. He helped conquer Cuba in 1511 and led a Spanish royal expedition to North America -
Sep 3, 1460
DE LEON, PONCE
was a Spanish explorer and soldier who was the first European to set first foot on flordia -
Sep 3, 1470
DE NARVAEZ, PANFILO
was a Spanish explorer and soldier. He helped conquer Cuba in 1511 and led a Spanish royal expedition to North America -
Aug 31, 1475
BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE
was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513), after crossing the Isthmus of Panama overland. -
Nov 15, 1475
DE AYLLON, LUCAS VAZQUEZ
was a spanish exploreer who tried to start a colony innorth american -
Sep 8, 1478
PIZARRO, FRANCISCO
was a Spanish conquistador who traveled through much of the Pacific coast of America along Peru. He "discovered" the Incan empire and conquered it brutally and quickly, stealing immense hoards of gold, silver, and other treasures. -
Nov 10, 1490
URDANETA, ANDRES DE
was a Spanish explorer who accompanied Garcia Jofre de Loaysa on the second sailing expedition around the world when he was 17 years old. On this 1525 trip, only one ship of the original seven survived. -
Jan 5, 1500
DE SOTO, HERNANDO
was a Spanish explorer who sailed the Atlantic Ocean and was the first European to explore Florida and the southeastern US. -
Sep 3, 1508
DE URDANETA, ANDRES
was a Spanish explorer who accompanied Garcia Jofre de Loaysa on the second sailing expedition around the world when he was 17 years old. -
Dec 5, 1519
DE PINEDA, ALONSO ALVAREZ
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda was a Spanish explorer and map-maker. De Pineda sailed for the Spanish Governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay,