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