Explorers and Conquerors

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Explorers and Conquerors by Mind Map: Explorers and Conquerors

1. Ferdinand Magellan

1.1. Portuguese

1.2. Died in the Phillipines

1.3. Organized exploration to West Indies

1.4. Expedition lasted from 1519 to 1522

1.5. One of the most skilled sailors

1.6. Died at age 40-41

2. Christopher Columbus

2.1. Italian explorer

2.2. Born in Genoa, Italy

2.3. Explored San Salvador ( now the Bahamas)

2.4. Completed 4 voyages from 1492-1503

2.5. First voyage he was sailing as a teenager

2.6. Died in Spain on May 1506

3. Henry Hudson

3.1. English sea explorer and navigator

3.2. Also an author

3.3. Discovered the Hudson Strait & Bay

3.4. First European to cross Pacific ocean

3.5. Explored the modern New York Metropolitan area

3.6. He was presumed dead in 1611

4. Francisco Pizarro

4.1. Born in Spain around the 1470s

4.2. Had very little education (very illiterate)

4.3. Father was a colonel of infantry

4.4. Voyaged to Peru looking for treasures

4.5. Killed the Inca emperor, Atahualpa

4.6. Died in Peru on June 1541

5. James Cook

5.1. Born on November 1728 in UK

5.2. Captain of the Royal Navy

5.3. Successfully fought Scurvy

5.4. Cook almost encountered coastline of Antarctica

5.5. First European to encounter Hawaiian Islands

5.6. Died on February 1779 in Hawaii

6. John Cabot

6.1. Born in 1450

6.2. Venetian explorer

6.3. Son of a spice merchant

6.4. Voyaged to North American coast

6.5. Learned sailing and navigation at Venice

6.6. Died around 1499 or 1500