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first explorer.
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First European to attempt to sail around `the southern tip of Africa.
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Sailed across the Atlantic to the Caribbean.
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Portuguese explorer who set out for India.
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Sailed form England to the Atlantic coast of what is now Canada.
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Led the second trip to India; sailed far to the west to avoid windless Gulf of Guinea
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Sailed along the coast of South America and concluded that it was not Asia but a new land.
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Led an expedition across the Isthumus of Panama for the spanish.
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Led an Expedition to Mexico that ended with the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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Sailed west around the world for spain.
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Italian explorer sailing for france .
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Conquistador who led an Expedition to Peru.
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French explorer; sailed past the island of Newfoundland into st. Lawrence River.
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Sailed for the Englis Queen; round the tip of South America and explore its west coast.
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Founded the city of Quebec.
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Dutch-Born sailor, sailed for england; set out North hoping to find a Northwestern passage around Europe.
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Canoed down the entire Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico
