Explorers 5th grade

One of the first Europeans to land in North America

• Prince Henry

• Leif Ericsson

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

Early supporter of exploration and navigation

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

• Prince Henry

Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Francisco de Coronado

Crossed the Indian Ocean and reached Asia

• Vasco de Gama

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

Searched for a western route to Asia; landed in North America

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco de Coronado

• Hernando de Soto

Led an expedition to Mexico and conquered the Aztec

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Francisco de Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

Claimed land for Spain in the present-day Southwest

• Francisco de Coronado

• Leif Ericsson

• Prince Henry

• Vasco da Gama

Settled the island of Puerto Rico and explored Florida

• Hernando de Soto

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Bartolomeu Dias

Led an expedition through the present-day Southeast

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernando de Soto

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

Led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world

• Hernan Cortes

• Prince Henry

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama