Explorers and Conquerors

1. Hernán Cortés

1.1. Died in Seville, Spain (1547)

1.2. Ordered the construction of Mexico City

1.3. Conquered Aztecs in modern day Mexico (1521)

1.4. Marched on Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (1519)

1.5. Sent to secure central American land (1518)

1.6. Emigrated from Spain to Hispaniola (1504)

2. Vasco De Gama

2.1. 1524, Died in Cochin, India

2.2. 1502, Completes second voyage at Calicut

2.3. 1499, Ship returns with 55 survivors of 170

2.4. 1497, Completes the first voyage to India

2.5. 1497, Left Lisbon with a fleet of four ships

2.6. 1460, Born in Sines, Portugal

3. Franciso Pizarro

3.1. 1541, Pizarro is assassinated Lima, Peru

3.2. 1533, Atahualpa executed by Pizarro's forces

3.3. 1528, Charles I approves mission to conquer Peru

3.4. 1528, Reached Inca empire in Peru

3.5. 1513, Joined mission to cross isthmus of Panama

3.6. 1471, Born in Trujillo, Spain

4. Ferdinand Magellan

4.1. Killed in the Phillipines before journey's end (1521)

4.2. Commanded first fleet to circumnavigate the Earth

4.3. Received sponsorship from Spain

4.4. Conquered the Inca of South America (1533)

4.5. Participated in conquest of Malacca (1511)

4.6. Born in Sabrosa, Portugal (1480)

5. Christopher Columbus

5.1. 1506, Dies in Sevilla, Spain

5.2. 1494, Begins harsh methods with the Taino

5.3. 1493, Second voyage to Dominica

5.4. "Discovered" Hispaniola and the New World (1492)

5.5. 1484, Granted sponsorship for Atlantic passage by Spain

5.6. 1451, born in Genoa, Italy