Vasco Núñez de Balboa
the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from
America
John Cabot
Italian navigator who laid the groundwork for
British land claims in Canada
Pedro Ãlvares Cabral
"discoverer of Brazil"
Jacques Cartier
established France's first claim to and named
what is now Canada
Christopher Columbus
"discoverer of America"
Francisco Vásquez de
Coronado
the conquistador whose search for cities of gold
led to unexpected discoveries
Gaspar Corte-Real
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Leif Ericson
leader of the first European expedition to the
North American mainland
Henry Hudson
explorer and namesake of a river, a strait, and a
bay
Pánfilo de Narváez
Juan Ponce de León
Hernando de Soto
leader of the first European expedition to see
the Mississippi River
Giovanni di Verrazano
explorer of the eastern coast of North America
from North Carolina to Canada
Amerigo Vespucci
explorer who determined that the lands discovered
by Columbus were part of a whole new continent
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