Pedro Cabral in 1500 - 1501.
Ferdindand Magellan....
Magellen
George Rogers
vasco da gama sailed from Portugal to India by going around the cape of good hope in south America - he sailed for the french
South America
Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer, has two continents named after him: North America and South America.
Amerigo Vespucci was the explorer who led a Spanish fleet to the coast of present day South America in 1501.
Amerigo Vespucci was the explorer that led a Spanish fleet to the coast of present day South America in 1501.
The European lust for gold and treasure was the real reason that the Spanish explored and decimated South America.
They were named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus.