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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Portaits by Whitney Desiree
Sailed from Spain
"In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue."Landed on an island near the coast of Florida
HERNANDO CORTEZ (CORTES) Portrait by Layel
Spain
Defeated the Aztecs and conquered MexicoSearched for gold
PONCE DE LEON
Spain
FloridaLegend: He looked for the "Fountain of Youth"
FRANCISCO CORONADO
Spain
Searched for Gold: Seven Cities of Cibolia or GoldFirst to travel up the Rio Grande Valley
He reached the Grand Canyon
HERNANDO DE SOTO Portait by Holley
Spain
Discovered the great Mississippi River and was buried in the waters
JOHN CABOT Portraits by Gage Josh Dion
England
Reached lands near Canada named Newfoundland
JACQUES CARTIER
French
Found the St. Lawrence River
CHAMPLAIN
French
Explored St. Lawrence River area and traded with
the Native Americans for furs
Founded Quebec
Lake Champlain named for him
HENRY HUDSON
English
But worked for the Dutch traders
Settled near the mouth of the Hudson RiverFound the Hudson Bay
Bought the land for 24 dollars in trinkets
This settlement became what is known today as
New York City
SIR WALTERRALEIGH Portaits by Latoria Kevin
England
Started the colony along the Atlantic coast that
later disappeared-
PIZARRO Portaits by Daton Chris David Quarmane
Spanish
Defeated the Aztecs of MexicoBecame Governor of Peru
LEIF ERICSON
Viking1000 A.D.
First European Expedition to North America
AMERIGO VESPUCCI
Italian but traveled for PortugalA German Map makernamed this new land America
after Amerigo Vespucci
SIR FRANCISDRAKE
EnglishBecame a Pirate
First to sail around the world: It took Three Years.
VASCO DE BALBOA
SpanishFirst to see the Eastern Shore of the Pacific Ocean
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
SpanishSailed around the tip of South America
One of his ships sailed around the world
