Explorers and Conquerors 15th and 16th

1. Paulo da Gama

1.1. 1465-1499

1.2. Portuguese explorer

1.3. He learned to navigate the navy

1.4. Older brother of Vasco da Gama

1.5. He discovered the sailing root to India

2. Hernan Cortes

2.1. 1485-1547

2.2. He is best known as a Spanish explorer and conquistador

2.3. He conquered Montezuma and the Aztec Empire.

2.4. In 1536, he discovered the peninsula of California

3. Ferdinand Magellan

3.1. 1480-1521, Portuguese explorer

3.2. He led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world

3.3. He discovered a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

3.4. He set out from Spain with a fleet of five ships.

3.5. He discovered a western sea route to the Spice Islands

4. Vasco de Gama

4.1. 1460s-1524

4.2. Portuguese explorer during the Age of Discovery

4.3. Sailed to Europe, to India and back to South Africa

4.4. Made an expedition to India

4.5. Expeditions name: "Admiral of the Indian Seas"

5. Christopher Columbus

5.1. 1451-1506

5.2. Italian explorer

5.3. Explored to Spain to find water route, to the Indies from the West

5.4. Ended up discovering the Americas in 3 voyages across the Atlantic

5.5. First person to discover the Americas

5.6. HIs voyage created European spark to continue new discoveries