Explorers

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Explorers

• By
• Mrs. Jensens Fifth Grade Class
• 2006-2007

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Amerigo Vespucci
He was born on March 18,1454. He died in 1512
of malaria. He was Italian.

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Accomplishments

• North and South America were named after him
• He was the first European to see Brazil and the
  mouth of the Amazon River
• He made it back from South America and didn't get
  into trouble

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Other Facts

• In 1492, he was sent to Seville, Spain to help
  Spanish ships load cargo onto the ships.
• He helped Columbus with food and tools on his
  third and fourth journeys.

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The Map of Vespucci's Journey
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Born1510 Died1554
Spanish
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Accomplishments

• He was the first European to explore North
  America in the southwest.
• He discovered the south western part of the
  United States including the Grand Canyon.

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Other Facts

• Left home because his family promised fortune to
  older brother
• Born in Salamanca, Spain
• In 1535, he sailed to Mexico with Antonio de
  Mendoza
• Died in Mexico City
• He was a Spanish ruler

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Map of Voyage
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Ferdinand Magellan
Born 1480 Died 1591
Spanish Explorer
Nationality Portuguese
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Accomplishments

• Led the first voyage around the World
• Led a Portuguese fleet to the spice islands

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Other Facts

• His parents died when he was 10 years old.
• When he was 12, he was appointed as the queen's
  messenger.
• Died with a spear through his foot and a poisoned
  arrow through his heart.

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Map of Magellan's voyage
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Hernando De Soto
Born-1500 Died- 1543
Nationality- Spanish
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Accomplishments

• He led the first expedition across the
  Southeastern United States.
• De Soto sailed to Peru.
• Hernando De Soto sailed from Cuba to Spain with
  600 men and 200 horses on April 17, 1538.

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Other Facts

• Fransisco Pizarro came with De Soto to Peru.
• He killed Atahualpa, the ruler of the Incas.
• He was born in Extremadura, Spain in the 1500s.

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Route of Hernando De Soto
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Francisco Pizarro
A famous Spanish explorer.
Born1475
Died1541
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Accomplishments

• He conquered the Inca Empire.
• Pizarro became the governor of Peru.
• He became very rich and famous.

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Facts

• He left home in 1503 for Hispaniola, the main
  Spanish port in the new world.
• He was Balboa's chief lieutenant.
• He walked across the Isthmus of Panama with
  Balboa in 1513.
• Pizarro's first expedition was in 1509.
• He was born in Trujillo, Spain in 1475.
• He died in 1541.

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Francisco Pizarro's Journey
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Hernando Cortez
1485-1547
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Accomplishments

• He found Mexico City
• He explored California
• He helped conquer Cuba in 1511

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Facts

• He battled with Indians
• He was born in the town of Mexico City.

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Map of Voyage
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Ponce de Leon
Born in 1460 Died in 1521
-He was Spanish
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His Accomplishments

• -He sailed with Columbus on his second journey in
  1493 to the Americas.
• He established the oldest European settlement in
  Puerto Rico.
• -He returned to Spain and was awarded with
  becoming a captain general.

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Other Facts

• He was an explorer and soldier who was appointed
  to find and take the island of Bimini. He was
  removed from office in 1511 due to brutally
  injuring the Native Americans. The voyage left on
  April 8, heading south to warm current. He
  resumed fighting with Native Americans.

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Map Of Voyage
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Balboa

Born 1475 Died 1519
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Accomplishments

• He found the Pacific Ocean from a cliff.
• He went to the Caribbean.
• He found the island of Hispaniola and then named
  it San Salvador.

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Facts

• Captured an Indian chief called Tubanama.
• Married Chief Tubanama's daughter.
• He was a farmer before an explorer.
• He protected the Indies for two months.
• Was arrested due to being falsely accused.

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Map of voyage
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John Cabot
Born in 1450 died in 1499
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Accomplishments ofJohn Cabot

• Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,
  Labrador
• First European since the Vikings to explore North
  America.
• First to search for the Northwest Passage

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Other Facts

• His Italian name was Giovanni Cabato
• He was the son of a spice merchant
• He became a map maker
• His name was associated with Genoa, Italy
• He studied navigation which means , The study of
  direction in map making.
• He was the first person to discover and explore
  Newfoundland.

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John Cabot's Sea
Voyage
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Christopher Columbus
Born and Died 1415-1506
Nationality Italian
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Accomplishments

• He was the first European since the Vikings to
  discover the New World.
• The rulers of Spain gave him three ships the
  Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
• He sailed back across the ocean despite terrible
  storms.

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Facts About Columbus

• Columbus kept a journal for all of his voyages.
• He sailed with three ships.
• The names of his ships were the Nina, the Pinta,
  and the Santa Maria.
• Columbus was successful with three voyages and
  failed some others.
• Columbus arrives in Hispaniola on the 5th of
  November.
• The Nina and the Pinta were separated during one
  of the voyages.

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Map
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Class Bibliography

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
• Francisco Pizarro
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Hernando Cortez
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Christopher Columbus
• Hernando De Soto
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• John Cabot
• Jacques Cartier
• Giovanni Da Verrazano

Click on the individual explorer to see their
bibliography
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Bibliography

• http//library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/coronado.ht
  m
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/
  coronado.shtml
• http//www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/coronad
  o.htm
• http//www.win.tue.nl/engels/discovery/coronado.h
  tml

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Francisco Pizarro
Bibliography

• http//library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/pizarro.htm
  
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/p/
  pizarro.shtml
• http//www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0839247.html
  
• http//www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/gr5web/c5r/explor
  er_reports/wbender.htm

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Bibliography
http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/b/
balboa.shtml http//www.win.tue.nl/engels/discov
ery/balboa.html http//library.thinkquest.org/J00
2678F/balboa.htm http//www.czbrats.com/MiNombre/
vnbalboa.htm
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Hernando Cortez
Bibliography
http//ntap.k12.ca.us/whs/projects/history/cortez.
html http//library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/corte
z.htm http//www.cdli.ca/CITE/excortes.htm http
//coloquio.com/famosos/cortes.htm
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Ferdinand Magellan
Bibliography
http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/m/
magellan.shtml http//library.thinkquest.org/J002
678F/magellan.htm http//www.cdli.ca/CITE/exmagel
lan.htm http//www.studyworld.com/ferdinand_magel
lan.htm
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Christopher Columbus
Bibliography
http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/
columbus.shtml http//library.thinkquest.org/J002
678F/columbus.htm http//www.cdli.ca/CITE/excolum
bus.htm http//muweb.millersville.edu/columbus/c
olumbus.html
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Hernando De Soto
Bibliography
http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/
desoto.shtml http//library.thinkquest.org/J00267
8F/de_soto.htm http//www.floridahistory.com/inse
t11.html
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Amerigo Vespucci
Bibliography
http//www.studyworld.com/Amerigo_Vespucci.htm ht
tp//library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/vespucci.htm
http//library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.html
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Juan Ponce de Leon
Bibliography
http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/
deleon.shtml http//library.thinkquest.org/J00267
8F/ponce_de_leon.htm http//www.factmonster.com/c
e6/people/A0839647.html
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John Cabot
Bibliography
http//www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/cabot.html
http//library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/john_cabot.
htm http//www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/pa
ge/c/cabot.shtml
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Jacques Cartier
Bibliography
http//www.cdli.ca/CITE/excartier.htm http//www.
collectionscanada.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1320-e.html
http//library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/jacques_c
artier.htm
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Giovanni Da Verrazano
Bibliography
http//www.italianhistorical.org/verrazzano.htm
http//www.pocanticohills.org/explorers/verrazan
o.htm http//www.u-s-history.com/pages/h534.html
http//www.mrnussbaum.com/verrazano.htm