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Columbus white male that sailed for Spain king and queen Ferdinand and Isabella west to the Indies and landed on the Bahamas. and brought disease, discovered america without knowing
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discovered Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island on the North American coast. sailed for England
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america was named after him, sailed for spain set New Wold as a new continent
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First to land on mainland of north america established St Augustine Florida looking for fountain of youth the first European to reach Florida
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discovered specific oceans present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata, sailed for Spain
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while leading an expedition in search of gold, he sighted the Pacific Ocean. sailed for Spain
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Magellan Searched for passage to the Pacific ocean sailed through Magellan St on the water, sailed for Portuguese
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discovered the Baja California peninsula, sailed for Spain
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Looking For fabled Eldorado Explored present day arizona and New Mexico, sailed for New Spain
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Spanish conquistador and explorer the Mississippi River at a point below Natchez. De Soto was the first European documented to have seen the river. Sailed for Spain