Early Explorers and Settlers By Segundo L. 1492 christopher columbus descovres the Americas 1521 hernan cortez conquers aztecs 1533 Franciosco pizzaro conquered the inca 1584 Queen Elizabeth of England sends sir walter releigh to the new world to set up a colony 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh sets up colony of ´´Virginia 1585 Raleigh sets up colony on Roanoke island 1587 Some settlers stay on Roanoke the other settlers go back to England for supple 1590 When the explorers return to Roanoke they found that everyone disappeared
