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Amerigo Vespucci
Explorer whose name was given to the New World
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
First European to see the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of the Americas
Hernando de Soto
Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to see the MIssissippi River
Ferdinand Magellan
Led the first expedition to sail completely around the world, although he did not live to complete the voyage
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Spanish explorer of the present-day southwestern United States
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer and founder of Quebec, Canada
Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish explorer best known for exploring present-day Florida
Hernando Cortes
Spanish conquistador of the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico
Christopher Columbus
Explorer whose voyages opened the New World to the Europeans
Robert LaSalle
Frenchman who explored parts of North America
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador of the Inca Empire in South America
Marco Polo
Italian merchant whose travels helped inspire European interest in Asia
Henry Hudson
English explorer who sailed to North America for both the English and the Dutch

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