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SPANISH EXPLORERS AND CONQUISTADORS

SPANISH EXPLORERS AND CONQUISTADORS. Created by: J. CATES Adapted by: S. FRANCO. 1492 – 1542. Other Spanish explorers and conquerors soon followed Columbus’s lead and came to the Americas.

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SPANISH EXPLORERS AND CONQUISTADORS

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  1. SPANISH EXPLORERS AND CONQUISTADORS Created by: J. CATES Adapted by: S. FRANCO

  2. 1492 – 1542 • Other Spanish explorers and conquerors soon followed Columbus’s lead and came to the Americas. • They were in search of gold and riches, other sea routes to Asia, or to achieve glory for their religious beliefs.

  3. Name the Spanish Explorer

  4. Stories of a fountain of youth led him to sail north from Puerto Rico. • He reached a land he called Florida.

  5. Ponce de Leon

  6. Sailing under the flag of Spain, he reached a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean seeking a route to Asia. (1492)

  7. Columbus

  8. He led an expedition through the American Southeast in search of gold. He became the first European to see the Mississippi River. • 1539-1542

  9. Hernando DeSoto

  10. Sailing for the Spanish, he set out to find a route to the Indies by sailing around the southern tip of South America. (1519 – 1522)

  11. His crew completed the first known voyage around the world after he was killed.

  12. Ferdinand Magellan

  13. His forces conquered the Inca empire ruled by Atahualpa. • 1531 -1533

  14. Francisco Pizarro

  15. He led an expedition across Central America to what later was named the Pacific Ocean. • 1513

  16. Vasco Nunez De Balboa

  17. He led an expedition fromCuba to Mexico that ended with the conquest of Moctezuma and the Aztec.1519 - 1521

  18. Hernando Cortes

  19. With a small group, he began to explore the American Southwest in search of the rumored Seven Cities of Gold. (1540 – 1542)

  20. Francisco Coronado

  21. Shipwrecked during an expedition from Cuba, he reached what is now Texas in 1528. • He became the first Spaniard to explore Texas. • 1528-1536

  22. Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

  23. SPANISH EXPLORERS AND CONQUISTADORS • Juan Ponce de Leon • Christopher Columbus • Hernando de Soto • Ferdinand Magellan • Francisco Pizarro • Vasco Núñez de Balboa • Hernando Cortes • Francisco Coronado • AlvarNúñezCabeza de Vaca

  24. Citations Dr. James A. Banks. (2001). United States  Adventures In Time and Place (Teacher’s Multimedia Edition.). New York, New York 10121: McGraw-Hill School Division.

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