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credited with the beginning of the age discovery
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searching for a Sea route
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looking for gold ge came across southeast and named the area florida and became the first governor of puerto rico
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first European mariner to round southern trip of africa
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Founded north america
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made a British claim to Canada but though it was asia
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america was named after him
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first european to see the
Pacific ocean -
set sail to discover mexico
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discovered the western sea route to the spice islands
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St. Lawrence river and land that is known today as Canada
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conquered the inca Empire
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first Europeans to come across the great Mississippi River and cross it
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begain his journey to circumnavigate the globe nd returned in 1580
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established missions at Sault Ste. marie that is now michigan
