Explorers Review

He was NOT an explorer, but he sponsored the first Portuguese expeditions.

• Prince Henry

• Bartholomeu Diaz

• Vasco Da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Exploring for Portugal, he was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope (southern cape of Africa).

• Prince Henry

• Bartholomeu Diaz

• Vasco Da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Exploring for Spain & Portugal, he discovered a new continent and a New World - the Americas.

• Prince Henry

• Bartholomeu Diaz

• Vasco Da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Exploring for Portugal, he discovered the first sea route from Europe to Asia.

• Prince Henry

• Bartholomeu Diaz

• Vasco Da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Exploring for Spain, he "discovered" a New World and named the natives Indians.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

Exploring for Spain, he discovered Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

Exploring for Spain, he claimed the Pacific Ocean & its shores.

• Vasco de Balboa

• Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

He and his men conquered the Aztecs and made Spain very wealthy.

• Fransisco Pizarro

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferdinand Magellan

He and his men conquered the Incas and made Spain very wealthy.

• Fransisco Pizarro

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferdinand Magellan

Exploring for Spain, he led the first expedition to circumnavigate (circle) the world.

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Vasco de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan