Relacionar Columnas Spanish ExplorersVersión en línea Match the Explorer to the information in the opposite column. por Gretchen Patty 1 Hernando de Soto 2 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado 3 Amerigo Vespucci 4 Juan Ponce de Leon 5 Vasco Nunez de Balboa 6 Christopher Columbus 7 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca 8 Ferdinand Magellan Landed on the Florida Peninsula in 1513. Became the first European to reach the Mississippi River in 1540. Led 4 voyages from 1492-1504. Landed in the Bahamas but thought he was in India, so he named the Natives "Indians." First explorer to call the America's a "New World." Sailed to the eastern coast of South America in 1501. Led the first expedition around the world beginning in 1519 and ending in 1522. He was killed during the voyage. Explored what is now Texas in 1528. Explored the American Southwest in 1540. In 1513, he crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean.