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| the king and the queen of Spain paid for Christopher Columbus´s first voyage. |
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| Christopher Columbus landed on an island off the coast. |
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| in lt was said that he was looking for a fountain of youth. |
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| In 1513 the Spanish explorer land where and claimed the land for Spain |
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| the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. |
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| Darien, present day Panama |
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| Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean |
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| French explorer that made three voyages to the Americas. |
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| What year did Jacques Cartier explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the coast off Canada |
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| Cartier told the king that gold, silver, cooper and spices are father |
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| he sailed west and found land, probably the island Newfoundland |
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| A northwest water route to asia |
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| Like other nations, England also wanted to find. |
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| discovered a river claimed it for the Dutch. Later, the river was named the Hudson River. |
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| His discovery led to many Dutch settlements along. |
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| ln 1532 he began a successful campaign to defeat the Aztec Empire of Montezuma. |
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| ln 1532 defeated the Inca Empire in Peru. |
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