Hernando Cortez Hernando’s nation of origin is Medellin, Spain. The area’s he visited were Hispaniola and Cuba. Hernando Cortez Is memorable for basically arriving on the continent. He executed a successful strategy of allying with some indigenous people against others.

Vasco Da Gama Born in the southwest coast of Portugal in Sines He visited Africa, The Cape of Good Hope, and India. First to discover a route from Portugal to the East (India and China) He improved Portugal empire by finding the legendary Indian spice route 1460-1524

Ferdinand Magellan From Northern Portugal. Explored Spice Islands, Philippines and the Pacific Ocean. He is memorable because he made people believe that the world was round instead of flat. Also he was the first to cross the Pacific.

He was Relieved of duty in 1511 for politcal reason. Juan Ponce De Leon was born in the village Santervas De Campos in the northern part of the province of Valladolid in Spain Ponce De Leon went to the New World on Columbus’s second voyage where he deiced to stay for a bit (He settled in 1502). In 1508 Ponce De Leon set out to conquer a little island far east that he at the time, called San Juan de Puerto Rico (now just Puerto Rico) Juan Ponce De Leon 1474=1521 Ponce De Leon was famous for his search for the fountain of youth (he never found it). He conquered Puerto Rico and submitted it to Spanish rule and was made the first Govenor. He was Relieved of duty in 1511 for politcal reason.