Matching Pairs ExplorersOnline version Match the explorer to their exciting adventure. by Jennifer Clark 1 Bartolomeu Dias 2 Ferdinand Magellan 3 Francisco Orellana 4 John Cabot 5 Vasco Nunez de Balboa 6 Vasco de Gama 7 Francisco Pizarro 8 Amerigo Vespucci 9 Christopher Columbus 10 Hernan Cortes 11 Francisco Coronado Looking to trade, but overtook Indian areas, massacred Muslims and claimed for Portugal. 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 Sailed from Andes →Amazon →Atlantic Ocean in Brazil Helped lay English claims for England in the North-East coast of North America Spread small pox, enslaved Mayan/Aztecs, established Spanish rule & settlements in Mexico. 1st European to see east coast of Pacific Ocean Conquered Incas (Peru) Explored Africa’s coast while looking for a trade route to India He circumnavigated the globe. It took 3 years and he was killed in battle.