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finding a water route to asia
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sailed from Portugal southward made it to the bottom of Africa (discovering the southern tip of Africa, the cape of good hope.)
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Was the first European to reach North America
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Christopher Columbus voyages led to new exchanges between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and reached a continent that was previously unknown to him.
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sailed all around Africa and all the way to India (winning the European race for a sea route to Asia)
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He embarked on his first voyage. On his third and most successful voyage, he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata. Believing he had discovered a new continent, he called South America the New World. It was named after him.
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sailing for english, searched for passage to the Pacific Ocean
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he crossed the Caribbean coasts from the east of Panama, along the Colombian coast, through the Gulf of Urabá toward Cabo de la Vela. The expedition continued to explore the north east of South America.
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a conquistador who explored the Andes Mountains of South America and conquered the Inca Empire.
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explored present-day Florida, looking for the “fountain of youth”
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set out from Spain with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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a conquistador who explored Mexico in 1519. Conquered the Aztec
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accompanied by estevanico ( a slave) and others, explored the North American Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold.
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sailed down the saint lawrence river all the way to the present day Montreal, claiming lands for France
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explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River
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was an Iberian maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of Spanish Empire.
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cont. In North American Southwest, looking for cities of gold, discovered the grand canyon (in AZ)
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was a French explorer famous for his journeys in modern day Canada. During his travels, he mapped the Atlantic coast of Canada, parts of the St. Lawrence River, and parts of the Great Lakes.
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led a dutch expedition to present day New York in 1609
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French explorer in North America, who led an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and claimed all the region watered by the Mississippi
