1. Prince Henry the Navigator NONE (1418-1420) Wanted to find a sea route to The East (India, Asia, etc.) Test and gain scientific knowledge Spread Christianity Founded a School of Navigation And Sailing Portugal Bartolomeu Dias 1487-1488 Wanted to find a sea route to The East (India, Asia, etc.) Sailed around the southern tip Of Africa; the Cape of Good Hope Portugal

2. Vasco da Gama 1497-1499 Wanted to find a westerly sea route to The East (India, Asia, etc.) 1 st European to sail to the East (India) Portugal Christopher Columbus Discovered the “New World” (accidentally) 1492, ‘93, ’98 & 1502 Wanted to find a sea route to The East (India, Asia, etc.) Italy Spain

3. Ferdinand Magellan 1519-1522 Wanted to find a westerly sea route to The East (India, Asia, etc.) “Gold” from trading 1 st person to circumnavigate the globe Portugal Spain Hernando Cortez 1519, 1536 Conquistador; “God, Glory and Gold” Conquered the Aztecs Of Mexico Spain

4. Francisco Pizarro 1521, 1524, 1531-1533 Conquistador; “God, Glory and Gold” Conquered the Incas Of Peru Spain Vasco Núñez de Balboa 1513 Conquistador; “God, Glory and Gold” 1 st European to see Pacific Ocean (Claimed it for Spain) Spain

5. Juan Ponce de León 1509, 1513, 1521 Conquistador; “God, Glory and Gold” Finding the Fountain of Youth Discovered Puerto Rico; Explored Florida Spain Amerigo Vespucci 1499, 1501 & 1512 Wanted to find a westerly sea route to The East (India, Asia, etc.) Explored coast of Brazil; Named the “New World”; Had N. & S. America Named after him Italy Spain/Portugal

6. Francis Drake 1577-1580 Ordered by Queen Elizabeth I To attack Spanish ships and lands In the “New World” 1 st Englishman (3 rd overall) To circumnavigate the world; Helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1588) England Henry Hudson 1609, 1610-1611 Finding a “Northwest Passage” To the East (Asia) Discovered Hudson River, Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay England Netherlands & England

7. Hernando de Soto 1538-1542 Conquistador; “God, Glory and Gold” 1 st European to see Mississippi River; Explored SE N. America Spain