Amerigo Vespucci was the explorer that led a Spanish fleet to the coast of present day South America in 1501.
Amerigo Vespucci was the explorer who led a Spanish fleet to the coast of present day South America in 1501.
The Spanish conquistadors explored the Spanish borderlands that spanned present-day United States from Florida to California.
The explorer who introduced pigs to North America was Christopher Columbus in 1493 during his second voyage. Pigs were brought to the Caribbean islands, which are considered part of North America geographically.
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was a Portuguese explorer who sailed for Spain. He is known for being the first European explorer to navigate the coast of present-day California. Cabrillo's voyage in 1542 helped establish Spanish presence on the West Coast of North America.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa. He also explored Panama later in 1513
Juan de Oñate is a Spanish explorer who is known for exploring and settling the Southwest part of the United States, specifically present-day New Mexico. Oñate is often considered the first European to establish a colony in the region in 1598.
Juan Ponce de León is the Spanish explorer who landed and claimed present-day Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth in 1513. He was in search of the legendary fountain that was said to have the power to restore youth to those who drank from it.
It was probably the Spanish explorer Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon around 1526.
South America
The Spanish explorer who ventured the farthest north on land was Juan de Oñate. He explored what is now the southwestern United States, reaching as far north as present-day Kansas in the early 17th century.
John Cabot, an Italian explorer commissioned by King Henry VII of England, landed on the coast of present-day Newfoundland in 1497. This expedition provided England with a basis for its claims in North America.