Age of Exploration: European Explorers

Name the explorer

Country: Spain

Goal: Reach Asia by sailing west

Outcome: Landed in America instead of the West Indies

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Pizarro

Name the explorer

Country: Spain

Goal: Sail west to find the Fountain of Youth (or gold)

Outcome: Landed in Florida but failed to establish a colony

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• John Cabot

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Name the explorer

Country: Spain

Goal: Find a western route to Asia

Outcome: Succeeded, but died in the Philippines. His crew made it back to Spain.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

Name the explorer

Country: Spain

Goal: Colonize New Spain (Mexico)

Outcome: Succeeded by capturing the Aztec Empire

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortez

• John Cabot

Name the explorer

Country: Spain

Goal: Conquer the Inca Empire

Outcome: Succeeded by capturing the Inca emperor

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

Name the explorer

Country: Spain

Goal: Find the Seven Cities of Gold

Outcome: Couldn't find them because the cities didn't exist

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

Name the explorer

Country: England

Goal: Find a northwestern route to Asia

Outcome: Ended up in North America

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• John Cabot

Name the explorer

Country: France

Goal: Find a western route to Asia

Outcome: Claimed land and explored Canada instead

• Jacques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de Leon