Explorers Of The New World
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
EARLY EXPLORERS
And what they're famous for
COLUMBUS'S ROUTE
HE IS KNOWN FOR DISCOVERING NORTH AMERICA.
AMERIGO VESPUCCI
BORN 1454, DIED 1512
AMERIGO VESPUCCI'S ROUTE
AMERICA IS NAMED AFTER HIM.
VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA
BORN 1475, DIED 1519
BALBOA'S ROUTE
BALBOA WAS KNOWN FOR BEING THE FIRST EUROPEAN TO FIND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
BORN 1480, DIED 1521
MAGELLAN'S ROUTE
MAGELLAN IS KNOWN FOR BEING THE FIRST TO TRAVEL TO ASIA BY WEST
HERNANDO CORTES (OR HERNAN)
BORN 1485, DIED 1547
CORTES'S ROUTE
KNOWN FOR CONQUERING AZTEC EMPIRE AND WINNING MEXICO
FRANCISCO PIZZARO
BORN 1476, DIED 1541
PIZZARO'S ROUTE
HE CONQUERED THE INCAS
JOHN CABOT
BORN 1450, DIED 1499
CABOT'S ROUTE
HE WAS KNOWN FOR MAKING BRITISH CLAIM TO CANADA.
HENRY HUDSON
BORN 1565, DIED 1611
HUDSON'S ROUTE
KNOWN FOR FINDING INFO ON CANADA, SAILING IN HUDSON BAY
FUN FACTS:
- Amerigo Vespucci's nickname was 'The pickle Dealer
- Magellan actually name the pacific, not Balboa
- Balboa found a dog that would become his while he was a stoaway on a ship
- Cabot found Canada trying to reach Asia
- Cabot was lost at sea on his third voyage trying to find Asia. he was never heard from again.
