Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
John Cabot
Francisco Orellana
Francisco Coronado
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Amerigo Vespucci
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Bartolomeu Dias
Explored Africa’s coast while looking for a trade route to India
Conquered Incas (Peru)
Spread small pox, enslaved Mayan/Aztecs, established Spanish rule & settlements in Mexico.
Helped lay English claims for England in the North-East coast of North America
German geographer put “America” on the map of new South American continent, which later applied to North America too.
He circumnavigated the globe. It took 3 years and he was killed in battle.
He looked west: Aug 3, 1492 → Oct 12, 1492
Sailed from Andes →Amazon →Atlantic Ocean in Brazil
Looking to trade, but overtook Indian areas, massacred Muslims and claimed for Portugal.
1st European to see east coast of Pacific Ocean
He gave Europe an idea of America’s size.
