Explorers & Conquistadors

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portugal, Made a school to teach sailors and fiance their trips

Dias

Explorer from portugal Established the sea routes to asia from atlanic to indian oceans, founder of ¨Cape of Good Hope¨

Vasco Da Gama

Sailor from portugal created vast trading system around indian ocean and found spices

Columbus

Spanish explorer founded of ¨The americans¨

Vespucci

Explorer from italian mapped the americans naming north and south

Balboa

Spanish explorer Established settlements in south american and found gold in pananma

Magellan

Explorer from portugal West to Asia and proved world is round

Cabot

Explorer from england established fishing industry

Cartier

explorer from france Northwest to asia, found canda and establed fur trade

Hudson

explorer from england, Northwest to asia claimed land in new york for netherlands

Lord Mccartney

Diplomat from england, demanded trade with china

Pizzarro

Conquistador from spain, conquerted the incas and found that the incas empire

Francis Drake

Explorer from england and challenged the spains power in the americas