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Marco Polo travled from Italy to China in search of jewls and spices
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He saild the Ocean Blue from Spain to the Caribbian Sea start ing on August 3, 1492 ending October 12, 1492
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John Cabot sailed from England to present day Canada
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He left for "Asia" and returned after 300 days
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He discovered that Colombus did not get to Asia.
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Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa had a farm on the island of Hispaniola , but he was not a good farmer.
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Spanish explorer that wanted to find a route to Asia by going west.
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Hernando Cortés was a spanish explorer that was in search for the seven citys of gold
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He wanted to find the fountain of youth and sell the water to get rich.
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He was a farmer in Hispanolia and owed many people money.
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When he landed he was in South America, he ran into a trib called the Inca, which was led by Atahuallpa.
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Coronado was a spanish explorer that wanted to find the seven citys of gold.
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He was at the cape of good hope when his crew would not go farther.