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