Explorers and Conquerors

1. Christopher Columbus

1.1. 1492- Found the New World

1.2. The New World

1.3. Spain

1.3.1. Financed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

1.4. Failed Initial Goal

1.4.1. Goal was find gold and spices

1.4.2. What he found was different spices and new land (Kinda found lots of silver as well?)

2. Francisco Pizarro

2.1. 1532- Discovered Inca Empire

2.2. Spanish Conquistador

2.3. Conquered Inca Empire

2.3.1. Stole immense amounts of gold and silver

2.4. Claimed Inca Empire Land For Spain

2.4.1. Conquered it fairly quickly and brutally

3. Ferdinand Magellan

3.1. Organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies

3.2. 1519-1522

3.3. Financed by King Charles V

3.3.1. Original goal was to avoid the Portuguese and reach the spice island

4. Sir Francis Drake

4.1. 1577 to 1580

4.2. second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition

4.2.1. Financed by Queen Elizabeth

4.3. An English Sea Captain

5. Hernando Cortes

5.1. Spanish Conquistador

5.2. Caused the fall of the Aztec Empire

5.3. Invaded Mexico in 1519

5.3.1. Claimed Mexico for Spain