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Who's Who List of Famous Explorers Famous Explorers Sir Francis Drake Sir Walters Raleigh Nationality English English Lifespan 1540 - 1597 1552 - 1618 Marco Polo Ferdinand Magellan Christopher Columbus Francisco Pizarro Amerigo Vespucci Vasco Nunez de Balboa Italian Portuguese Italian/Spanish Spanish Italian/Spanish Spanish 1254 – 1324 1480 – 1521 1451 – 1506 1478 – 1541 1454 – 1512 1475 – 1519 Vasco da Gama Portuguese 1469 – 1524 Juan Ponce de Leon Spanish 1460 – 1521 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Hernando de Soto Hernando Cortes Bartolomeu Dias Spanish 1510 – 1554 Spanish Spanish Portuguese 1500 – 1542 1485 - 1547 1457 – 1500 Giovanni da Verrazzano Italian/French 1485 – 1528 John Cabot Italian/English 1450 – 1499 Sebastian Cabot Italian/English 1474 – 1557 Jacques Cartier Henry Hudson Jacques Marquette/Louis Joliet French 1491 – 1557 English 1565 – 1611 French/Canadian 1637 – 1700 Samuel de Champlain French 1567 – 1635 Cabeza de Vaca Spanish 1490 – 1557 Estevanico North African 1500 – 1539 Juan de Onate Spanish 1550 – 1630 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Spanish 1499 – 1543 Famous Voyage of Exploration Circumnavigates the World Established Virginia colony of Roanoke Island; Discovered Guiana Explored China and Asia First voyage around the world Encountered New World-North America Conquered the Incas of Peru America named after him First famous European to see the Pacific Ocean from eastern shore Discovery of ocean route from Portugal to East First European explorer to set foot in Florida First European to explore Southwest North America-Arizona and New Mexico Voyages to South America Spanish conqueror of Mexico and Aztecs Voyage around Cape of Good HopeSouthern tip of South Africa Explored the NE coast of North America from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Maine Explored Canada; 2nd explorer after Columbus to encounter New World Son of John Cabot; attempting to circumnavigate globe and find Northwest Passage, Led three expeditions to Canada Discovered Hudson River Discovered/explored Mississippi River and Great Lakes areas Founder of Quebec City; “Father of Canada” First European to explore Texas & Southwest North America Explored Texas & Southwest North America; first black man in NA. Established colony in New Mexico for Spain Explored west coast of North America and especially California
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