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