Balboa
Cortes
Columbus
Vespucci
Cabot
Magellan
First one to circumnavigate (sail around) the world
Explored for the Northwest Passage (a quicker route through North America to Asia)
Defeated the Aztec in Mexico and claimed the land for Spain
Discovered the Pacific Ocean
Discovered the New World (America) but thought it was India.
Realized the New World that Columbus discovered was not India and named the Land America.
