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