Explorers and Conquerors

1. Christopher Columbus

1.1. 1492

1.2. Spices and gold

1.2.1. Spain sponsored trip, he promised spices

1.3. wanted to reach Asia, but reached New world instead

1.3.1. died believing he reached Asia

1.4. Italian

2. Tome Pires

2.1. 1st European embassy China

2.2. India 1511

2.3. Spice Trade

2.4. wrote book on Asian trade

2.4.1. Suma Oriental que trata do Mar Roxo até aos Chins

3. Francisco Pizarro

3.1. conquered Inca empire for spain

3.1.1. 1532

3.2. founded Lima

3.2.1. founded January 1535

3.3. Assasinated by his son

3.3.1. Diego de Almagro

3.3.2. June 26 1541

4. Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

4.1. Invaded New Granda (Columbia)

4.1.1. no previous military experience, but won

4.2. Rule of Columbia was challenged

4.2.1. Sailed back to Spain to justify conquest

4.2.1.1. Retained only an honorary title

4.3. influential in Columbia

4.3.1. protected citizens from land owners

4.4. wanted gold

5. Simon Fernandez

5.1. Portuguese

5.2. navigator

5.2.1. trained by Thomas Harriot

5.3. pirate

5.4. failed expedition to Roanoke

5.5. severed allegiance to Spain

5.5.1. pirated Spanish ships

5.6. "The Lost Colony"

5.6.1. took ship to wrong place, left them there

5.6.1.1. reasons why not sure

5.7. disappeared from records in 1590

5.7.1. sailed with English fleet to Azores

5.7.2. left behind chart of E coast of NA