Explorers and Conquerors

1. Christopher Columbus

1.1. Born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa

1.2. First voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476

1.3. In 1477 he sailed to Iceland and Ireland

1.4. By 1486 Columbus was firmly in Spain,

1.5. In 1942 he set sail with three ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

1.6. Dies on May 20, 1506

2. John Cabot

2.1. Born in 1450

2.2. 1497 voyage to North America

2.3. June 24, 1497, Cabot landed on the east coast of North America.

2.4. In July 1497, his ship sailed for England and arrived in Bristol on August 6, 1497

2.5. In February 1498, he made a new voyage to North America and went missing

2.6. It is believed Cabot died sometime in 1499 or 1500

3. Jacques Cartier

3.1. Born on December 31, 1491

3.2. In 1534 went on trip to the eastern coast of North America

3.3. Sailed on April 20, 1534 to the west coast of Newfoundland

3.4. In September, Cartier sailed downriver to what would become Montreal

3.5. In May of 1541, Cartier departed to the St. Lawrence River

3.6. Died in Saint-Malo in 1557

4. Vasco Nunez de Balboa

4.1. Born in 1475 in Jerez de los Caballeros

4.2. Joined an expedition to South America

4.3. Hid away on a ship headed for the fledgling colony of San Sebastian.

4.4. In 1513, Balboa led an expedition from Darién

4.5. Arrested on charges of treason

4.6. Beheaded on January 12, 1519

5. Frederick Cook

5.1. Born June 10, 1865

5.2. Surgeon on Robert Peary's 1891–1892 Arctic expedition

5.3. Exploration of the Mr. McKinley

5.4. Led an expedition to Mount Denali in 1903

5.5. Second expedition to Mount Denali in 1906

5.6. Died August 5, 1940

6. William Beebe

6.1. Born on July 29, 1877

6.2. Expedition to Mexico in December 1903

6.3. Published first book, titled Two Bird Lovers in Mexico

6.4. In February 1908, explorered Trinidad and Venezuela

6.5. In February 1909, Beebe traveled to British Guiana

6.6. Died on June 4, 1962