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