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1st European to reach North America
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sailed to the bottom of Afirca and found the Cape of Good Hope.
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Sailed to north america across the atlantic ocean. believed he had to reach asia
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1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia
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His 3rd Voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic Ocean
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Sailed along the coast of S. America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land in his honor.
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On his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil South america
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His 4th and final Voyage to America across the Atlantic ocean.
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He travels through central America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific ocean (largest ocean on earth)
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He went looking for the Fountain of Youth in modern day Florida
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Went to Central America (modern day Mexico) and conqered the Aztec
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe.
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Accompanied by Estevanico (a slave) and others, explored the North American Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold
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He went to south america and conquered the Inca Empire
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He was a french explorer that searched for a passage up to the St. Lawrence River to find or navigate the pacific.
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Explored Flordia and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River
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cont in North America Southwest, looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon (in AZ)
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De Soto crossed the Mississippi river
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He Explored up from Mexico and goes into modern day California
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Explored parts of the Atlantic ocean.
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He sailed for the Mississippi River.
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Traveled the Mississippi River by canoe.
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He also explored the Mississippi River by canoe.
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His 2nd Voyage to the Americans Across the Atlantic Ocean
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He looked for a northern sea route in asia
