Explorers and Conquerers

1. Christopher Columbus

1.1. Main expedition in 1492

1.2. Italian explorer and navigator

1.3. Wanted to find india

1.4. Instead discovered the Americas

1.5. Called it "the new world"

1.6. Massacred the natives in the Americas

2. Ferdinand Magellan

2.1. Resulted in first circumnavigation of the Earth

2.2. 1519 to 1522

2.3. Discovered Strait of Magellan

2.4. Wanted to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands

2.5. Only 18 of 270 people survived in journey

2.6. Killed in battle on his journey

3. Francisco Pizarro

3.1. Spanish explorer and conquistador

3.2. Led an expedition to conquer the Inca Empire

3.3. Captured and killed the Inca emperor Atahualpa

3.4. Conquerered Peru in 1592

3.5. Established a new capital: Lima

3.6. Was assassinated in 1541 by enemy conquistadors

4. Francis Drake

4.1. Carried out second circumnavigation of the world

4.2. Carried it out from 1577-1580

4.3. Was rewarded with knighthood

4.4. English sea captain

4.5. Sent to South America and returned through Pacific

4.6. Died near Panama in 1596

5. John Cabot

5.1. Venetian navigator and explorer

5.2. Discovered North America under commission of England

5.3. Discovered it in 1497

5.4. The first European exploration of North America since 11th century

5.5. Lived 1450-1500 approx

5.6. Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland proposed as his first landing site