Prince Henry the Navigator
Christopher Columbus
Columbus appeals to the King and Queen Source – thecityreview.com
The first voyage - 1492 Source – Wikimedia Commons
The second voyage - 1493 Source – Wikimedia Commons
The third voyage - 1498 Source – Wikimedia Commons
The fourth voyage -1502 Source – Wikimedia Commons
In 1493 Pope Alexander VI divided the non-Christian world between Spain and Portugal – the Line of Demarcation. Portugals’ protests lead to the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 which pushed the line 1000 miles to the west. Spain was granted lands to the west and Portugal to the east.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Francisco Vasquez de Coronado St. Augustine Using the Internet to conduct independent research, carefully identify the exploits of the following Spanish explorers in the New World. Use scholarly sites to conduct your research and document the site in your response. Hernando Cortes Vasco Nunez de Balboa Francisco Pizarro Hernando de Soto Juan Ponce de Leon Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Francisco Vasquez de Coronado St. Augustine
de Soto Ponce de Leon
Coronado’s exploration Cabeza de Vaca