men who explore and colonize

we don't like these men

Bartholomeu Dias

First person to round the Cape of Good Hope, turned around halfway through. Brought the idea of using wind to get to the Cape

Vasco da Gama

First to actually fully round the Cape of Good Hope. Stopped in East Africa, then reached Calicut in May and got spices. He caused PT trade

Christopher Columbus

ew

John Cabot

Went to New England

Vasco Nunez de

Spanish explorer who sailed to Ithsmus of Panama

Ferdinand Magellan

First man to circumnavigate the world.

Hernan Cortez

Kidnapped Moctezuma took over Aztecs

Francisco pizaaro

man

Robert Clive

Military men, fought off French, then the natives put him in a big hole

Samuel de Champlain

Established settlement in Quebec