Explorers & Conquerors

1. Francisco Pizarro

1.1. Spanish Conquistador

1.2. Led Expedition which conquered the Inca

1.3. Killed the Incan Emporer

1.3.1. Claimed land for Spain

1.4. Conquest of Peru in 1532

2. Juan Ponce de Leon

2.1. Spanish Conquistador

2.2. Became first Governor of Puerto Rico

2.3. Went on Columbus' Second Voyage

2.4. 1513: Voyage to Florida

3. Amerigo Vespucci

3.1. Italian Explorer

3.2. Said that Brazil and West Indies didn't represent India

3.3. Went on four voyages between 1497 and 1504

4. Ferdinand Magellan

4.1. Portuguese Explorer

4.2. Organized Spanish Expedition to East Indies

4.3. Expedition from 1519-1522

4.4. Resulted in first circumnavigation of the world

5. Christopher Columbus

5.1. Italian Explorer

5.1.1. Explored for Spain

5.2. First Governor of the Indies

5.3. Set out to sail to India and Japan

5.3.1. Discovered the New World in 1492

5.4. Went on four voyages to the New World

6. Hernan Cortes

6.1. Spanish Conquistador

6.2. Led Expedition in Mexico

6.3. Caused the fall of the Aztecs

6.4. In 1519, he claimed Mexico for Spain