Explorers and Conquerors

1. Francisco Pizarro

1.1. Conquistador, who conquered the Incas

1.2. Killed Incan emperor and claimed the land

1.3. Conquered Peru and found Lima (Capital City)

2. Hernan Cortes

2.1. Conquered the capital of Aztec

2.2. Claimed the land of Mexico

2.3. Set sail to discover the New World

3. Christopher Columbus

3.1. 1482

3.2. Found the New Wrold

3.3. Conquistador

4. Spaniards

4.1. Europe and Central and South America

4.2. Conquistadors

4.2.1. Conquered the Incan and Aztec Empire

4.3. Discovered North America

5. Vasco Nunez de Balboa

5.1. Spanish Governor, Explorer and Conquistador

5.2. Known for crossing the Isthmus of Panama

5.3. Became the first European to lead an expedition to reach the Pacific from the New World.

6. Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

6.1. Spanish conquistador and explorer

6.2. Led the expedition from Mexico to present-day Kansas

6.3. Explored parts of the South West through 1540-1542