Explorer items

Exploration of the Americas

  • Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Explorer for Spain
    Discovered San Salvador - Hispaniola
  • Apr 2, 1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon

    Juan Ponce de Leon
    Explorer of Spain
    Discovered Florida
  • Oct 2, 1535

    Jacques Cartier

    Jacques Cartier
    Explorer for France
    Discovered The St. Lawrence River
  • Christopher Newport

    Christopher Newport
    Explorer for England
    Best known for being Captain of the ship Susan Constant that brought settlers over to Jamestown in 1607