Soc. CH 4 Explorers
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Christopher Columbus | led four voyages between 1492 and 1501. |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean |
| Amerigo Vespucci | sailed to the eastern coast of South America in 1501 |
| Ferdinand Magellan | led the first expedition around the world |
| Hernando Cortes | was one of a group of soldiers who later became conquistadors |
| Hernando de Soto | the first European to reach the Missisippi river in 1540 |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | landed on the Florida peninsula in 1513 |
| Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca | explored what is now Texas in 1528 |
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | explored the American Southwest in 1540 |
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