Matching Pairs ExplorersOnline version Match the explorer to their exciting adventure. by Jennifer Clark 1 Francisco Pizarro 2 Ferdinand Magellan 3 John Cabot 4 Francisco Orellana 5 Vasco Nunez de Balboa 6 Hernan Cortes 7 Vasco de Gama 8 Bartolomeu Dias 9 Amerigo Vespucci 10 Francisco Coronado 11 Christopher Columbus He circumnavigated the globe. It took 3 years and he was killed in battle. He gave Europe an idea of America’s size. German geographer put “America” on the map of new South American continent, which later applied to North America too. He looked west: Aug 3, 1492 → Oct 12, 1492 Looking to trade, but overtook Indian areas, massacred Muslims and claimed for Portugal. Sailed from Andes →Amazon →Atlantic Ocean in Brazil Spread small pox, enslaved Mayan/Aztecs, established Spanish rule & settlements in Mexico. 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 Conquered Incas (Peru) 1st European to see east coast of Pacific Ocean