5 FAMOUS EXPLORERS

DURING THE
RENAISSANCE
CRISTHIAN FIALLLOS
 VASCO NUÑEZ

• Explorer and conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa helped establish

the town of Darién on the Isthmus of Panama, becoming interim
governor. In 1513, he led the first European expedition to the Pacific
Ocean, but news of the discovery arrived after the king had sent
Pedro Arias de Ávila to serve as the new governor of Darién. Ávila,
reportedly jealous of Balboa, had him beheaded for treason in 1519.
CRISTHOPHER COLUMBUS

• Christopher Columbus, Italian Cristoforo Colombo, Spanish Cristóbal Colón, (born

between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506,Valladolid,
Spain), master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96,
1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration,
AMERIGO VESPUCCI

• Amerigo Vespucci (/vɛˈspuːtʃi/;[1] Italian: [ameˈriːɡo veˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1451 – 22 February 1512) was
an Italian merchant, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term
"America" is derived. He became a Castilian citizen in 1505.

• Between 1497 and 1504,Vespucci participated in at least two voyages of the Age of Discovery, first on
behalf of Spain (1499–1500) and then for Portugal (1501–1502). In 1503 and 1505, two booklets were
published under his name, containing colourful descriptions of these explorations and other alleged
voyages. Both publications were extremely popular and widely read across much of Europe. Although
historians still dispute the authorship and veracity of these accounts, at the time they were instrumental
in raising awareness of the new discoveries and enhancing the reputation of Vespucci as an explorer and
navigator.
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO GEMELLI CARERI.

• Gemelli Careri was born in Taurianova, 1651, and died in Naples, 1725. He obtained a doctorate in law at
the College of Jesuits in Naples. After completing his studies he briefly entered the judiciary. In 1685 he
took time off to travel around Europe (France, Spain, Germany, and Hungary). In Hungary he was
wounded during the siege of Buda.

• In 1687 he returned to Naples and re-entered the judiciary. He also began work on his first two books:
"Relazione delle Campagne d'Ungheria" (1689) with co-author Matteo Egizio, and "Viaggi in Europa"
(1693). At this time Gemelli encountered frustrations with his legal profession. He was denied certain
opportunities because he did not have an established aristocratic origin. Eventually, he decided to
suspend his career for a round-the-world trip across the globe. This five-year trip would lead to his best
known six-volume book, Giro Del Mondo (1699).[1]
JHON CABOT

• Who Was John Cabot? John Cabot was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his
1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England. After
setting sail in May 1498 for a return voyage to North America, he disappeared and
Cabot's final days remain a mystery.