Explorers and Conquerors

1. Francisco Pizarro

1.1. Lived from 1471 to 1541

1.2. Spanish conquistador

1.3. Conquered Inca Empire

1.4. Mayor/Magistrate of Panama from 1519-1523

1.5. Made 3 Expeditions

1.6. First expedition was to conquer Peru

2. Ferdinand Magellan

2.1. Lived from 1480 to 1521

2.2. Portuguese Explorer

2.3. Skilled sailor and Naval Officer

2.4. Organized Spanish expedition to East Indies

2.5. Selected by King Charles I to find Spice Islands

2.6. Expedition completed first circumnavigation of globe

3. Sir Francis Drake

3.1. Lived from 1540 to 1596

3.2. English sea captain

3.3. Second person to circumnavigate the globe

3.4. First person to complete circumnavigation as captain

3.5. Awarded knighthood in 1581 by English

3.6. Spanish branded him a pirate known as El Draque

4. Christopher Columbus

4.1. Lived from 1451-1506

4.2. First crossed the Atlantic in 1492

4.3. Went searching for Asia, found America

4.4. Made 4 voyages across the Atlantic

4.5. Spanish crown funded his journeys

4.6. Began the colonization of the new world

5. Hernán Cortés

5.1. Lived from 1485-1547

5.2. Helped begin spanish colonization of the Americas

5.3. He was a Spanish Conquistador

5.4. Disobeyed the cancellation of his expedition

5.5. Sought praise for success over punishment

5.6. Overthrew the Aztec Empire