He believed that Columbus had discovered a new continent. He called it the "New World."

The first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi River.

He explored the region around modern New York.

He claimed the land around the Mississippi River for France. He also named Louisiana.

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded his expedition.

A county in Mississippi is named after him.

His fleet was the first to sail completely around the world.

He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River.

He named the Pacific Ocean.

He had three ships on his first voyage: the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.

He called the Taino people "Indians"

America was named after him.

He was killed in the Philippines

He was the first European to travel the LENGTH of the Mississippi River.

He laid the foundation for Dutch colonization around the Hudson River.

The Columbian Exchange was started because of him

Most of his men died from scurvy (vitamin c deficiency)