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Christopher Columbus
Spain
America (island in the Bahamas)
First to discover the americas and impacted the world with his discovery, started columbian exchange. Claimed lands for Spain, spread christianity, and started settlements
Vasco De Nunez Balboa
Spain
Found the pacific ocean through the Americas
Went to Panama, behind the mountains in central america to see the Pacific Ocean
Henry Hudson
Netherlands
Discovered Hudson river and sailed as far as Albany New York.
Discovered Hudson River in his ship Half Moon When he traveled up to New York he turned around when he realized he had not found a passage to India and turned back
Jaques Cartier
France
Traveled along St. Lawrence River found mountain peak in present day Montreal and named the mountain Royal Mountain mont royal
Hoped to find the Pacific ocean through St. Lawrence River did not make it to the pacific, found mountain peak he named mont-royal is present day city of Montreal
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portugal
Charted and made a school for explorers, navigators.
Amerigo Vespucci
Spain
Coast of South America
America was named after him.Found that south america and asia weren’t connected and named
Ferdinand Magellan
Spain
Sailed all the way around the world Southernmost tip of South Africa and found water that was calm.
died in the Philippines but his crew continued to sail west and came back to spain.
Named the water pacific for calm ocean.
crew were the first to sail around the world
Juan Ponce de Leon
Spain
Made first spanish landing on the north american mainland
He never found the fountain of youth or gold that he was looking for but his exploration led to the first Spanish settlement in what is now the US, a fort built at St. Augustine Florida in mid 1500’s
Hernando de Soto
Spain
Led an expedition to explore Florida and what is today southern east United States
Traveled west and died of fever; Went to claim Florida for Spanish crown
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Spain
Travels took him through northern Mexico and what is today southeastern United States.
Searched for the city of seven cities of Cibola after Hernando de Soto. Led a large expedition from what is now Mexico to present Kansas