Explorers and Conquerors

1. Christopher Columbus

1.1. Eventually received monetary support from Spanish Kingdom

1.2. credited with establishing and documenting routes to the Americas

1.3. first voyage in 1492

1.4. First came across the Indies

1.5. encountered, the Lucayan, Taíno, or Arawak, were peaceful and friendly

1.6. Died due to illness

2. Hernán Cortés

2.1. Landed on the coast of Mexico in 1519

2.2. Found the Aztec Empire and allied against it

2.3. Sought to convert all Aztec to Christianity

2.4. Captured and Demolished Tenochtitlan(Aztec Capital) in 1521

2.5. Helped spread smallpox throughout the Aztecs

2.6. Aztec thought he was an Aztec God

3. James Cook

3.1. Was British Explorer and Captain in the Royal Navy

3.2. sailed thousands of miles across largely unmarked regions of the World

3.3. First Voyage in 1776

3.4. Named features on European Maps for the first time

3.5. Attacked and killed when trying to kill Hawaiian leader

3.6. Mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean

4. Francisco Pizarro

4.1. Interested in Peru's Inca Empire

4.2. Arrived in Peru in 1532

4.3. Aided Indian allies and captured Atahualpa(Incan Ruler)

4.4. Slaughtered thousands of Incas and killed Atahualpa

4.5. Brought diseases that weaken the Incans

4.6. Allowed Spanish Forces to add much of South America to Empire

4.7. Killed by a rival Spanish Faction after establishing Lima

5. Ferdinand Magellan

5.1. set out from Spain in 1519

5.2. became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean

5.3. was killed in battle on the voyage

5.4. proved that the globe could be circled by sea

5.5. was born in Sabrosa, Portugal

5.6. King Charles I granted his support to Magellan

6. Jacques Cartier

6.1. was a Breton explorer

6.2. claimed what is now Canada for France

6.3. was introduced to King Francis in 1534

6.4. died at age 65 on September 1, 1557, during an epidemic

6.5. April 20, 1534:set sail under a commission from the king

6.6. Went on a voyage due to thoughts of Gold and riches