john cabot
1. When and where was John Cabot born? 1450

2. How many sons did Cabot have? three

3. Where did Cabot die? he died on his last voyage

christopher columbus

1. When and where was Christopher Columbus born?genoa,itali, 1451

2. In what year did Columbus set sail on his first voyage?3 august 1492

3. When did Columbus die?may 20, 1506

francis drake

1. What year was Sir Francis Drake born?1540

2. What nickname did the Spanish traders call Drake? el draque and sea dog

3. Where did Drake's life end? puerto bello in panama

jacque cartier

1. When and where was Jacques Cartier born?st.malo, brittany now france in 1491

2. What ocean did Cartier cross on his first voyage? atlantic

3. Where did Cartier spend his final years? in st. malo

vasco da gama

1. When and where was Vasco da Gama born?1469 in portugal

2. How many ships did da Gama take on his second voyage to India? 13 ships

3. What important event happened to da Gama in 1524? he was the gorvoner of portugese

juan ponce de leon

. When and where was Juan Ponce de Leon born?1460 in spain

2. What official position did de Leon hold in Puerto Rico? he hold to be the governer

3. Where was de Leon buried? plattentville

henry hudson

1. When and where was Henry Hudson born?1570

2. What natural feature blocked Hudson from completing his first voyage? ottaman empire

3. On which voyage did Hudson discover a large bay (which at the time he thought was an ocean)?delawar bay,1609

ferdinand magellan

1. When and where was Ferdinand Magellan born?1521 near vila real

2. What ocean did Magellan discover and how was it named? the pacifique ocean

3. How did Magellan die?in war with datu lapulatu

amerigo vespucci

1. When and where was Amerigo Vespucci born?in america in 1454

2. How many voyages did Vespucci make? 3

3. Who was the first European explorer to realize America was a New World? vasco nunez

vasco nunez

1. When and where was Vasco Nunez de Balboa born?1475 in los caballesros

2. What continents did Balboa visit on his first voyage?north america and south america

3. Why was Balboa executed? cause he changed the name of an ocean

samuel de champlin

1. When and where was Samuel de Champlain born?between 1567 an 1580 in the province of saintonge

2. On what part of North America did Champlain land during his first voyage? of the st lawrence river

3. When and how did Champlain die?stricken with paralysis and stroke in 1635

francisso pizarro

1. When and where was Francisco Pizarro born?1476 extramadore, spain

2. What coast of Central and South America did Pizarro explore? he explored south america

3. Why was Pizarro assassinated?wanted to seas lima for it riches