Relier Pairs Spanish ExplorersVersion en ligne Match the Explorer to the information in the opposite column. par Gretchen Patty 1 Ferdinand Magellan 2 Vasco Nunez de Balboa 3 Hernando de Soto 4 Amerigo Vespucci 5 Christopher Columbus 6 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado 7 Juan Ponce de Leon 8 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Led 4 voyages from 1492-1504. Landed in the Bahamas but thought he was in India, so he named the Natives "Indians." First explorer to call the America's a "New World." Sailed to the eastern coast of South America in 1501. Led the first expedition around the world beginning in 1519 and ending in 1522. He was killed during the voyage. Explored what is now Texas in 1528. Landed on the Florida Peninsula in 1513. In 1513, he crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean. Explored the American Southwest in 1540. Became the first European to reach the Mississippi River in 1540.
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