Meso American Civilizations

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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS(1451-1506)

• From: Spain
• Sailed for: Spain
• Discovered Americas in 1492
• Claimed land for Spanish crown

FERDINAND MAGELLAN(1480-1522)

• From: Portugal
• Sailed for: Portuguese(1480-1521)
• Led first expedition that sailed around world
• Named the Pacific Ocean

Hernan Cortes(1485-1547)

• From: Cuba
• Sailed for: Spanish(1521)
• Discovered Tenochtitlan
• killed Montezuma & conquered Aztec Empire

CABEZA DE VACA(1490-1557)

• From: Spain
• Sailed for: Spanish
• Sailed from Spain to North America
• First Europeans to see the American bison

PONCE DE LEON(1460-1521)

• From: Europe
• Sailed for: Spanish
• Discovered Gulf Stream(Atlantic current)
• established oldest European settlement

Marcos de Niza(1495-1558)

• From: Spain
• Sailed for: Spanish
• First European to set foot in Florida
• Granted Florida land by Emporer
• Helped conquer Cuba in 1511