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Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire in the 1520s.
"_______ the Killer," a song by Neil Young, was banned in Spain in the 1970s. |
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| Traveled from Spain; sought The Fountain of Youth, but found and named Florida. |
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| Spanish conquistador who moved to Mexico. In 1540, seeking the mythical 7 Cities of Gold, he led a large expedition North to present-day Kansas, and discovered the Grand Canyon. |
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| Spanish explorer and conquistador, settled near Florida around 1515. Made a fortune trading slaves. Supplied ships for Pizarro’s expedition, and accompanied him in his conquest of Peru in 1532. Explored the Southeastern US seeking riches. In 1541, he and his men became the first Europeans to encounter the Mississippi River and cross it. |
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| Spanish Conquistador who helped Balboa discover the Pacific Ocean. He was responsible for brutally conquering the Incas of Peru in 1532. |
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| Traveled across Asia and China in 1300; wrote a book about his journeys, which inspired many explorers to want to go to the Indies to seek riches. |
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| Spanish Conquistador. In 1513, while leading an expedition in search of gold, he sighted the Pacific Ocean. He claimed the ocean and all of its shores for Spain. Explored The Isthmus of Panama. |
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| Portuguese. He led the first European expedition round the Cape of Good Hope (Africa) in 1488. He was sent by Portuguese king to explore the coast of Africa and find a way to the Indian Ocean. |
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| First European to travel inland in North America. Claimed what is now known as Canada for France. c.1535. |
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English sea explorer and navigator, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern U.S., while searching for a "Northwest Passage" in 1607.
Named the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay |
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| Montezuma (also spelled Moctezuma) |
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| The ninth Aztec emperor, killed during the Spanish conquest of Mexico after he was captured by Conquistador Hernán Cortés. |
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| Prince Henry the Navigator |
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| A central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European sea-exploring discoveries and expansion. Through his management, he is regarded as the main human cause of the Age of Discovery. Set up a school to train sailors. |
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| Sought sea-route to India, but found America. Landed in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas in 1492. |
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| Portuguese explorer who led part of the first expedition around the world (though he didn't survive for the entire journey) in 1521. |
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| Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India (1497–1499) was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route. |
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| Italian, but sailed for king of France; charted the Atlantic coast of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland, including New York Harbor, in 1524. |
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| Demonstrated to Europeans that the New World was not Asia, but a previously unknown fourth continent, 10 years after Columbus sailed. |
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