Relier Pairs ExplorersVersion en ligne Match the explorer to their exciting adventure. par Jennifer Clark 1 Francisco Coronado 2 Francisco Pizarro 3 John Cabot 4 Bartolomeu Dias 5 Vasco Nunez de Balboa 6 Hernan Cortes 7 Christopher Columbus 8 Vasco de Gama 9 Amerigo Vespucci 10 Francisco Orellana 11 Ferdinand Magellan Helped lay English claims for England in the North-East coast of North America Sailed from Andes →Amazon →Atlantic Ocean in Brazil He gave Europe an idea of America’s size. 1st European to see east coast of Pacific Ocean Looking to trade, but overtook Indian areas, massacred Muslims and claimed for Portugal. Spread small pox, enslaved Mayan/Aztecs, established Spanish rule & settlements in Mexico. Explored Africa’s coast while looking for a trade route to India He looked west: Aug 3, 1492 → Oct 12, 1492 German geographer put “America” on the map of new South American continent, which later applied to North America too. Conquered Incas (Peru) He circumnavigated the globe. It took 3 years and he was killed in battle.