Hakutulokset: Sarja explorers of new lands
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Vasco Da Gama and the Sea Route to India
A Portuguese navigator whose initial voyage to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca
In 1531, Pizarro led a small but well trained army along the Pacific Coast of the unexplored South America. With less than 200 men, he conquered the Inca empire, known as modern …
Sir Francis Drake and the Oceans of the World
In 1577-1580, Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world. During his voyage he disproved the theory of the Northwest Passage and charted the North American Pacific …
Ferdinand Magellan and the Quest to Circle the Globe
Magellan set out in 1519 with five ships to find a passage through the Americas. Such a passage, if it existed, would allow Spanish ships to follow a westward route to the East …
Juan Ponce de Leon and His Lands of Discovery
Believing that the Fountain of Youth could be found in the New World, Ponce de Leon explored the coast of a land that he would call Florida. He also had explored and settled the …
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the Americas
Columbus left Spain in 1492 thinking he could reach China by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. When he reached land after five weeks, he thought he had discoverede a new …
Francisco Coronado and the Seven Cities of Gold
Spanish legend claimed there were seven cities built of gold and filled with treasure in the New World. Today he is seen as a brave explorer and a careful observer of life in the …
Marco Polo and the Realm of Kublai Khan
In 1271, the ruler of the enormous Mongol Empire invited Marco Polo into his service, thus began Polo's 25 years of travel to the far corners of the Mongol empire. Ages 8+ years.
Hernando de Soto and His Expeditions Across the Americas
In 1536, De Soto became rich when he helped lead the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire in South America. He continued his explorations through what is today the southern United …