Early European Explorers

He explored Florida for Spain in the early 1500s

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

He discovered the Pacific Ocean

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Balboa

• Hernan Cortes

He conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain in 1521

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

He conquered Peru and the Inca Empire for Spain

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Pizarro

He traveled through Florida to the west of North America

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

He explored the northeastern coast of North America

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

• Fransisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

He explored the St. Lawrence River up to Montreal for France

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernan Cortez

• Sir Francis Drake

He explored the coast of California claiming it for England

• John Cabot

• Sir Francis Drake

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

He and his ships were the first to sail around the world

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

He rounded the south of Africa in 1488

• Bartholemeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Sir Francis Drake

• Ponce de Leon