| A | B |
|---|
| Eric the Red | discovered Greenland |
| Leif Ericson | discovered Vinland and explored the east coast of North America |
| Marco Polo | visited China and returned years later with riches |
| Dias | discovered the tip of Africa |
| Vasco da Gama | sailed around the tip of Africa to India |
| Prince Henry | first charted oceans: known as father of navigation |
| Cortes | conquered Aztecs in Mexico |
| Pizarro | conquered the Incas in Peru |
| Magellan | first voyage around the world; killed in the Phillipines |
| Ponce de Leon | fountain of youth; discovered Florida |
| Cabeza da Vaca | wandered through what is now Texas, New Mexico and Arizona; Indians told him of a rumor about seven cities of gold |
| Coronado | searched for the seven cities; discovered the Grand Canyon |
| Cabrillo | explored California,San Diego Bay |
| de Soto | discovered the Mississippi River; died of a fever and was buried there |
