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