S.S People 2024 Flashcards
Sailed for Norway. Was the first known European to establish a settlement in North America (Vineland).
Leif Erikson
Sailed for Portugal. He established a sailing school.
Henry the Navigator
He sailed for Portugal. He is known for being the first sailor from Europe to sail around the tip of Africa into the Indian Ocean in 1488
Bartholomeu Dias
He sailed for Portugal. He is known for being the person to sail from Europe to India by sailing around. The Cape of Good Hope in 198
Vasco de Gama
He sailed for Portugal. He is known for exploring the Amazon River. First person to claim that South America was a new continent and not India in 1501.
Amerigo Vespucci
He sailed for Spain. He is known for “the discovery of the new world”. First to write about his discoveries in the New World but thought he was in Asia. Set sail in 1492
Christopher Columbus
He sailed for Spain. He is known for in 1513 when he Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean.
Vasco de Balboa
He sailed for the Bahamas and Bimini. He was the first European to reach Florida and claim the land for Spain.
Ponce de Leon
He sailed for Spain. He is known for claiming the Aztec empire in Mexico in 1521.
Hernando Cortes
He sailed for Portugal. He discovered the Strait of Magellan. First European to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
He sailed for Spain. He is known for conquering the Inca empire in the present day Peru in 1535
Fransico Pizarro
He sailed for New Spain. He discovered many famous landmarks including the Grand Canyon. Explored southwest US.
Francisco Coronado
He sailed for Cuba. He led a group of people into the Southern US. First European to cross the Mississippi River in 1541
Hernando De Soto
He sailed for France. He’s the first European to navigate the Saint Lawrence River. Claimed Canada for France in 1534
Jaques Cartier
He sailed for the Dutch. He is known for discovering 2 bodies of water. First European to explore the area that is now New York City and the Hudson Bay.
Henry Hudson
