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