Relacionar Columnas Spanish ExplorersVersión en línea Match the Explorer to the information in the opposite column. por Gretchen Patty 1 Ferdinand Magellan 2 Juan Ponce de Leon 3 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado 4 Christopher Columbus 5 Hernando de Soto 6 Vasco Nunez de Balboa 7 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca 8 Amerigo Vespucci In 1513, he crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean. Landed on the Florida Peninsula in 1513. 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." Led the first expedition around the world beginning in 1519 and ending in 1522. He was killed during the voyage. Explored the American Southwest in 1540. Became the first European to reach the Mississippi River in 1540.