Mr Mckean- 10 Explorers History Review

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1. Ferdinand Magel- Portuguese explorer who found a sea route to the Spice
lan Island by sailing around the South American continent. His
crew was the first to circumnavigate the world.

2. Amerigo Vespuc- Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South

ci America. Corrected Columbus's mistake, acknowledging
the coasts of america as a new world. America is named
after him.

3. Giovanni Caboto Italian explorer sent by England's King Henry VII to explore
(John Cabot) the northeastern coast of North America in 1497 and
1498.

4. Bartholomew (1487-1488) Portuguese, first European to reach the

Diaz southern tip of Africa in 1488.

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5. Hernando Cortes Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and con-
quered Mexico (1485-1547)

6. Christopher Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the

Columbus service of Spain while looking for a route to China
(1451-1506)

7. Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval

expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an impor-
tant commercial sea route.

8. Vasco de Balboa First European to crossed the Isthmus of Panama and

discover the Pacific Ocean

9. Ponce de Leon Spanish explorer who landed on the coast of modern-day

Florida and claimed it for Spain
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10. Francisco Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now
Pizarro Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541).

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