41. The Spanish Come To The New World The Spanish Come to the new world. spanishmap.gif (18296 bytes) francisco pizarroIn 1523 pizarro led an expedition to explore and conquer the land of a http://www.mce.k12tn.net/explorers/spanishexplorers.htm

The Spanish Come to the New World Vasco Nùñez de Balboa Balboa led an expedition across Panama looking for gold, but discovered the Pacific Ocean instead. It took 24 days for his group of 190 Spaniards and 1000 natives to cross the 45 miles of jungle. On September 29, 1513 they reached the Pacific Ocean and claimed all the land that touched the Pacific Ocean for Spain. Back to Chart Hernando Cortez Cortez was a young Spaniard who went to Cuba to find his fortune. He heard stories of gold in Mexico and South America. In 1519 Cortez left Cuba to find this gold. With 300 Aztecs to every one of Cortez's men the Spanish fought. After 3 battles the Indians gave up. They could not complete against the guns and horses. The Spaniards also wore metal armor. More than this the Indians were afraid of the "god-like" warriors. On November 8, 1519 Cortez reached Mexico City and was received by Montezuma, the Aztec emperor. Cortez captured Montezuma and began to rule the empire through him. The Spaniards made the Aztecs work in the mines looking for gold and silver. This gold and silver was shipped back to Spain. Back to Chart Francisco Coronado Coronado commanded an expedition which left from western Mexico in 1540. He was searching for the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola. Coronado rode through northern Mexico and into what is now Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Coronado did not find any golden cities, but discovered the Pueblo Indians. Coronado was upset at not finding the cities of gold. He sent his men off in different directions with orders to find them. His men found the Grand Canyon instead. Coronado would not give up. He marched his army east. There he found the buffalo and grassy plains, but no cities of gold. Coronado claimed all the land over which he and his men had traveled in the name of Spain.

42. Pizarro I left in 1503 for Hispaniola, the main Spanish port in the new world. I will let you know how it goes. Your Humble Servant,. francisco pizarro http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/pizarro.htm

Up Francisco Pizarro Born: 1475 Died: 1541 Spanish Explorer Major Accomplishment He conquered the Inca Empire. November 15, 1539 Reporter: Today we are interviewing a very important man in history, Francisco Pizarro. Hello, Mr. Pizarro. Francisco Pizarro: Hello. Tell us a little bit about your early life. Well, I was born in Trujillo, Spain. My father was the royal captain of a branch of the army. My parents were never married. The poor relatives of my mother raised me. I never got a very good education. When did you leave your home? I left in 1503 for Hispaniola, the main Spanish port in the New World. My brother and father were already there, so they took care of me. Where did you go after this? Well, it was 1509 when I left Hispaniola to take part in the first exploration of the Caribbean coast of northern South America and southern Central America. I have heard that you knew the Spanish explorer, Balboa, who discovered the Pacific Ocean. Yes, I knew Balboa. I was his chief lieutenant and walked across the Isthmus of Panama with him in 1513. What about the founding of Panama City?

43. Spanish Explorers Venture To The New World Why did the Spanish explorers risk their lives to explore new lands? BackgroundInformation francisco pizarro and the Conquest of the Incas. http://www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/riverdale/WebQuests/Nichols-Ouellette/Spa

Spanish Explorers: In Search Of ? A WebQuest for 5th Grade Question l Background Information l Tasks l Resources l Activities l Assessment Question Why did the Spanish explorers risk their lives to explore new lands? Background Information The age of exploration was driven by a combination of many forces. European countries had a variety of political, religious, and economic reasons to explore new lands. Individual explorers often shared some of the same motives as the nations they represented but often they had their own reasons for exploring. The Spanish conquistadors were one group of explorers who sailed for Spain. They explored the Americas during the first half of the 1500's. It was during this time that the Spanish dominated the settlement of the Americas. Task Imagine you are a conquistador on a ship sailing to the New World during the 16th century. You have decided to tell the members of your crew all about your hopes and dreams for the upcoming seafaring adventure. You must choose one of the explorers in the table below to research. Your expert knowledge of one of these daring men will uncover the answer to our question.

44. Spain's Conquests In The New World One of the most important Spanish expeditions in the new world was In 1532and 1533, the Spanish explorer francisco pizarro (frahn THEES koh pee THAHR http://www2.worldbook.com/features/explorers/html/age_finding_spain.html

FEATURE OF THE MONTH Christopher Columbus and the Great Age of Exploration Early explorations The great age of European exploration Seeking a route to the Indies ... Early explorations in the New World Spain's conquests in the New World The French and English in the New World The search for a Northwest Passage Legendary places in America Magellan goes around the globe ... Related Web sites Spain's conquests in the New World During the early 1500's, Spanish explorers pushed across most of Central and South America. They unintentionally brought with them smallpox and other diseases that were unknown in the Americas. As a result, thousands of Native Americans, who had no resistance to these diseases, sickened and died from them. The Spanish explorers established colonies in the new lands. Royal officials, Roman Catholic priests, and settlers arrived soon after the explorers. The Indians typically were forced to work for the Spaniards. The Spaniards also brought sugar cane, wheat, and other new plants to the Americas, as well as horses, cattle, sheep, and other domestic animals. The Spaniards took back to Europe many plants that were unknown there, such as corn and potatoes.

45. NetIdentity.com This is the story of francisco pizarro and his association with Panama and VascoNuñez He sailed to the new world with Alonzo de Ojeda, on November 10, http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/francisco_pizarro.htm

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46. Explorers In Texas And Mexico new world Explored, The Prime time news in Europe during the year 1520 was the Hernando Cortes, francisco pizarro, Ponce de Leon and Panfilo de Narvaez. http://www.mckinneyisd.net/Campuses/school_websites/walker/TeacherCreated/Fourth

4th Grade Explorers 4.2B - Identify the accomplishments of significant explorers such as Cabeza de Vaca Christopher Columbus Francisco Coronado ; and Ren© Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle and explain their impact on the settlement of Texas Texas Conquest Trails Cabeza de Vaca Conquistadors - Cabeza deVaca Cabeza de Vaca's Trails - Use the drop-down menu to explore this Web site. - PBS Map Journey of Cabeza de Vaca Human Rights and the Exploration of North America - Teaching guide Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus - Early career and first voyage - biography upto and including the first voyage from Britannica Online Christopher Columbus - Encarta Online article Christopher Columbus - Man and myth 1492 - An Ongoing Voyage an Exhibit of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC Francisco Coronado - PBS Bio The Expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado The Journey of Coronado V¡zquez de Coronado, Franciso Coronado Expedition Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle Cavelier de La Salle - Intrepid Explorer La Salle, Ren© Robert Cavelier, Sieur de

47. Explorers - P - EnchantedLearning.com who sailed with Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the new world, francisco pizarro (14781541) was a Spanish conquistador who traveled http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexp.shtml

EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. (Already a member? Click here. Enchanted Learning Zoom Explorers A B C D ... Glossary of Exploration Terms P PARK, MUNGO Mungo Park (1771-1806) was a Scottish explorer and surgeon who charted the course of the Niger River, in western Africa. Park began at the mouth of the Gambia River on June 21, 1795, and traveled northeast on horseback and by foot over rough country. He reached the Niger River at Ségou (which is now in Mali). Park travelled hundreds of miles, suffering fever and imprisonment along the way. He wrote of his trip in "Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa" (1797). At the request of the Scottish government, Park went on a second expedition in 1805 to find the source of the Niger River. During this unsuccessful mission, Park and his expedition members were attacked at the rapids of Bussa, where Park drowned. PEARY, ROBERT E.

48. Explorers Of South America - EnchantedLearning.com francisco pizarro (14781541) was a Spanish conquistador who traveled trying to found new settlements, find gold, and increase trade with the new world. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/samerica.shtml

Become a member of Enchanted Learning. Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card $20.00/year or other amount (via PayPal As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. Enchanted Learning Zoom Explorers A B C D ... Glossary of Exploration Terms Explorers of South America BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513), after crossing the Isthmus of Panama overland. For more information on Balboa, click here CABRAL, PEDRO ALVARES COOK, JAMES James Cook (October 27, 1728- February 14, 1779) was a British explorer and astronomer who went on many expeditions to the Pacific Ocean, Antarctic, Arctic, and around the world. Cook's first journey was from 1768 to 1771, when he sailed to Tahiti in order to observe Venus as it passed between the Earth and the Sun (in order to try to determine the distance between the Earth and the Sun). During this expedition, he also mapped northern

49. Athena Review 1,3: Alonzo De Ojeda On The Coasts Of Columbia And Panama Ojeda decided to anticipate their plan and, leaving francisco pizarro, anobleman 6 who The oldest map of the new world, now preserved at Madrid, http://www.athenapub.com/martyr2.htm

free trial issue subscribe back issues Athena Review Vol. I, no. 3 Alonzo de Ojeda on the coasts of Columbia and Panama (1499-1502) The Spanish navigators Alonzo de Ojeda and Diego Nicuesa set out in 1499 from Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) to explore the northern coast of South America. The following excerpt is from Peter Martyr's account, De Orbe Novo derived from first hand reports to which Martyr had access, as Royal Chronicler for Spain. From Decade 2, Book I, translated by Francis McNutt "...I shall now summarise in a few words the discoveries by the Spaniards of unknown coasts, the authors of the chief expeditions, the places they landed, the hopes raised, and the promises held out by these new countries. The discovery of these lands I have mentioned, by the Genoese, Christopher Columbus, was related in my Ocean Decade, which was printed without my permission [2] and circulated throughout Christendom. Columbus afterwards explored immense seas and countries to the south-west, approaching within fifteen degrees of the equinoctial line. In those parts he saw great rivers, lofty snow-capped mountains along the coasts, and also secure harbours. After his death the sovereigns took steps to assume possession of those countries and to colonise them with Christians, in order that our religion might be propagated. The royal notaries afforded every facility to every one who wished to engage in these honourable enterprises among whom two were notable: Diego Nicuesa de Baecca, an Andalusian, and Alonzo Ojeda de Concha.

50. Explorers, Adventurers And Naturalists Of South America The man, his expeditions to the new world, his scientific observations and his francisco pizarro Explorer francisco pizarro (14781541) was a Spanish http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/hisexplorers/

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Travel South America for Visitors History Explorers Travel Go South America Essentials Plan Your Trip ... Help w(' ');zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/7.htm','');w(xb+xb); FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the South America for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses Search South America for Visitors Explorers, Adventurers and Naturalists of South America From Christopher Columbus to Theodore Roosevelt, explorers discovered and ventured deep into the unknown and spectacular reaches of South America. Some looted their way through, others carefully noted landmarks, wildlife, and culture. Alphabetical Recent Up a category Getting Around in Buenos Aires and Argentina Unless you are a confident, assertive driver and know where you are going, it's best to leave the driving to others in Argentina and take public transportation. Alexander von Humboldt - Networks of knowledge The man, his expeditions to the New World, his scientific observations and his legacy. Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer and Naturalist Baron Alexander von Humboldt (September 14, 1769-May 6, 1859) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer who explored much of Central and South America. Humboldt and his friend, the French medical doctor/botanist Aime-Jacques-Alexandre Goujoud Bonpland (1773-1858), explored the coast of Venezuela, the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers, and much of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Mexico (1799-1805).

51. Spurred By Dreams Of Honor, Glory, Gold And Wealth, These Are The Men Who Claime Background, details, maps and illustrations of francisco pizarro s Núñez Cabezade Vaca (c.1490c.1557) was an early Spanish explorer of the new world. http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/hisconquerors/

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Travel South America for Visitors History Conquerors / Conquistadores Travel Go South America Essentials Plan Your Trip ... Help w(' ');zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/7.htm','');w(xb+xb); FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the South America for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses Search South America for Visitors Conquerors / Conquistadores of South America Spurred by dreams of honor, glory, gold and wealth, these are the men who claimed the lands of South America for other nations. Alphabetical Recent Up a category Pedro de Valdivia Conquistador of Chile. He was the founder of various cities within the territory, including Santiago, Chile and Concepción, Chile. Grandes Biografías de la Historia de Chile - Pedro de Valdivia Biography, facts, map and details of the conquesr of Chile and subsequent battles with indigenous resistance. Positions And Description Descriptions from higest to lowest Spanish Political positions and functions in the New World in the 16th Century. Francisco Pizarro Biography with multiple portraits and illustrations.

52. Gunston Middle School Library: Explorers Of The New World Who were the explorers of the new world? What motivated them to come to thishemisphere? francisco pizarro The Conquest of the Inca Empire http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/gunston/library/students/links/explorers/

Explorers of the New World An Internet Hotlist on European Explorers of the Western Hemisphere Explorers Project - Fall 2004 Project Assignment Rubric These are pdf files. created by Elena Rodriguez Gunston Middle School Library Media Center Introduction Portuguese and Spanish Explorers English Explorers ... Viking Explorers Introduction Who were the explorers of the New World? What motivated them to come to this hemisphere? What challenges did they encounter here? What did changes did they bring back to Europe? What is their legacy? After using books, magazines and reference materials, search these Internet links to find additional information about the European Explorers of the New World. General Internet Resources The European Voyages of Exploration: Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/ Homepage - Tutorial created by the Department of History at Calgary University. Kidinfo. . .Explorers http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Explorers.html This site has many links to individual explorers as well as general information on explorers Explorers: The Virtual Museum of New France http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/explcd_e.html

53. Course-Notes.org - Chapter 1- New World Beginnings Marco Polo Italian explorer; spent many years in China or near it; his returnto Europe francisco pizarro - francisco pizarro new world conqueror; http://www.course-notes.org/us_history/vocabulary/chapter_1-_new_world_beginning

Home Forum Contact Us Links Main Menu Home US History US Gov and Politics Psychology ... Forum US History Outlines Vocabulary Unit Notes Court Cases ... Forum About Us Contact Us Links Search Advertise ... Plagiarism Login Form User Name Password Remember Me? Register now! Lost password Latest Forum Posts Thread Author Posts *woo Hoo* in: Essays and DBQs lvanover HELP... ALL AP US HISTORY ppl ... take a look in: Essays and DBQs skill please somebody help in: General Discussion cooke monster WW2 Debate in: General Discussion What Visit Forum Chapter 1- New World Beginnings E-mail Marco Polo - Italian explorer; spent many years in China or near it; his return to Europe in 1295 sparked a European interest in finding a quicker route to Asia Francisco Pizarro - Francisco Pizarro New World conqueror; Spanish conqueror who crushed the Inca civilization in Peru ; took gold, silver and enslaved the Incas in 1532. Juan Ponce de Leon - Spanish Explorer; in 1513 and in 1521, he explored Florida , thinking it was an island. Looking for gold and the "fountain of youth", he failed in his search for the fountain of youth but established

54. Francisco Pizarro -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article francisco pizarro. Categories Assassinated people, Spanish explorers and Shortly after the news of the discovery of the new world had reached Spain he http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/F/Fr/Francisco_Pizarro.htm

Francisco Pizarro [Categories: Assassinated people, Spanish explorers and conquistadores, 1541 deaths, 1475 births] Francisco Pizarro c. (The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain) Spanish (An adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)) conquistador , conqueror of the (Click link for more info and facts about Inca Empire) Inca Empire and founder of the city of (Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century) Lima Pizarro was born in (Click link for more info and facts about Trujillo, Spain) Trujillo, Spain . He was an (The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents) illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, who as colonel of infantry afterwards served in (A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD) Italy under Gonsalvo de Cordova, and in

55. Spanish Colonization Of The Americas -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article It split the mostly unknown new world into two (Click link for more info and the city of Lima (14751541)) francisco pizarro conquered the land in 1532; http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/s/sp/spanish_colonization_of_the_a

Spanish colonization of the Americas [Categories: Spanish colonization of the Americas, Colonization of the Americas] Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in (North and South America) the Americas of (Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)) Christopher Columbus in 1492. He had been searching for a new route to the Asian (A pop group not affiliated with a major record company) Indies and was convinced he had found it. Columbus was made governor of the new territories and made several more journeys across the (The 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east) Atlantic Ocean . He profited from the labour of (Click link for more info and facts about native slaves) native slaves , whom he forced to mine (A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia) gold ; he also attempted to sell some slaves to (A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)

56. Francisco Pizarro On the second, in 1956, pizarro explored the swampy coast farther south while his of the new world, and to have offered it to the city of Duckburg. http://goofy313g.free.fr/calisota_online/exist/pizarro.html

Francisco Pizarro - Spanish conquistador - * List of the stories he appears in : W US 16-02 Back To Long Ago! ", from 1956, by Carl Barks (by name only) ; W US 26-01 The Prize of Pizarro ", from 1958, by Carl Barks (by name only) ; AR 102 The Son of the Sun ", from 1987, by Don Rosa ; D 92380 The Guardians of the Lost Library ", from 1993, by Don Rosa (by name only) D 96066 The Last Lord of Eldorado ", from 1997, by Don Rosa (by name only). * His biography : Francisco Pizarro was born in about 1475 in Trujillo, Spain, the illegitimate son of a Spanish captain, and spent his childhood with his grandparents in one of Spain's poorest regions, without learning how to read or write. Pizarro traveled to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in 1502 with the governor of that Spanish colony. He accompanied Ojeda to Colombia in 1510 and was with Balboa in 1513 when he discovered the Pacific. From 1519 to 1523, he served as mayor of the town of Panama. Emperor Charles V , Tand he achieved this. He left Spain in 1530, and sailed from Panama the following year. Sailing south, Pizarro landed at Tumbes in 1532, and, after traveling through desert and snow-capped mountains,arrived at Cajamarca in 1533, where "

57. Conquistadors In The New And Old World We know far less about francisco pizarro than we do about Cortes. The otherpizarro brothers died in the new world leaving Hernando, the only legitimate http://linux1.tlc.north.denver.k12.co.us/~gmoreno/gmoreno/Conquistadors.html

November, l992 Dr. Jane S. Day, Chief Curator Denver Museum of Natural History CONQUISTADORS IN THE OLD AND NEW WORLD 1492 was perhaps the most momentous year in all of Spainish history. Under the leadership of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, Spain was united for the first time in 800 years and the last of the Moors had just been sucessfully defeated at Granada. In this same year under the urging of Torquemada, master of the Inquisition, an edict had been issued expelling the Jews from Spain. In addition, after six long years of waiting around the periphery of the royal court, Christopher Columbus had finally been given permission to set sail westward to search for the riches of the east Indies. The final battle was fought at Granada. It had been preceeded by the fall of two other major centers of Arab rule in the south, Malaga and Baza, which had weakened Granada's will to resist. The seige of this great fortress city began in April of 1491 and on Jan.2,1492, Granada surendered and the beautiful capital city opened its gates to the Spainards. Spain was on the Threshold of a new period of discovery amd nationalism. This fervent religious crusade of Christian against Moslem had taken 800 years to complete and the centuries of constant fighting had created a pool of soldiers and a mounted nobility that were little more than warlords. These men born to the saddle and the sword and acustomed to booty and living off the land, still burnedwith the wild religious fervour that had led to the victory over the Moors. When in 1492 the last battles had finally been won, conquistadors of the Spanish crusade were suddenly unemployed. These were men with little to lose and much to gain by adventuring in the New Worlds encountered by Columbus.

58. Spain In The New World To 1600 - National Park Service - Fort Raleigh National H While England slept, Spain became dominant in the new world and on the high seas . By 1532, francisco pizarro, had effected the early stages of his http://www.nps.gov/fora/spain.htm

SPAIN IN THE NEW WORLD TO 1600 Bristol Mariners seem to have visited Canada in the 1480s, and Christopher Columbus may have learned of, and been inspired by, their voyages. In 1492, William Ayers, an Irishman undoubtedly familiar with English activities, sailed with Columbus on the Santa Maria. In 1497 and 1498 John Cabot, like Columbus a Genoese expatriate, explored eastern Canada under the English flag. By 1502 Englishmen were trading in Newfoundland and parts south, and organizing syndicates, some involving Azorean Portuguese, to exploit the fisheries there. England did not miss the entire European rediscovery of the Western Hemisphere, but did retire early. While England slept, Spain became dominant in the New World and on the high seas. The Caribbean and the Mainland In 1493, during his second voyage, Columbus founded Isabela, the first permanent Spanish settlement in the New World, on Hispaniola. After finding gold in recoverable quantities nearby, the Spanish quickly overran the island and spread to Puerto Rico in 1508, to Jamaica in 1509, and to Cuba in 1511. The natives fared badly. Many died in one-sided armed conflict with soldiers and settlers, or in forced servitude in mines and on plantations. Others died of diseases to which they had no immunity. By mid-century, the native Ciboney of Hispaniola and western Cuba were extinct, and other tribes, including the Arawak of Puerto Rico, were nearly so. Beginning in 1508, Spanish settlements sprang up on the mainland of Central and South America. In 1519, just six years after Balboa had crossed the Isthmus of Panama and claimed the entire Pacific Ocean for Spain, Pedro Arias de Avila, Balboa's father-in-law and executioner, founded the city of Panama on the

59. 5th Grade Explorer Reports/Pictures francisco pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain sometime in the 1470´s. pizarro signed himself up for a voyage to the new world that was headed by Alonso http://www.bpcweb.net/class/5th/explorers/pizarro.htm

Pizarro Report Francisco Pizarro Fact Pages by Leona Waller Living In Spain Exploring The New World When Pizarro learned of all the gold and riches there were to be found in the New World he got very excited! He heard all those stories from Spanish sailors who had been there and back. Pizarro signed himself up for a voyage to the New World that was headed by Alonso de Ojeda and navigated by Amerigo Vespucci in 1502, only a decade after Columbus sailed east from Spain. Unlike most explorers Pizarro only came back to Spain once more and that was 28 years later. Dates Of Exploration v 1502 Pizarro went on a galleon from Spain to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Alonso de Ojeda, the governor of the Spanish colony. v 1510 He on a ship from Hispaniola to Colombia. v 1513 He went to on foot and horseback with Balboa to what was to become Panama. Pizarro was reported to have been the second European to see the Pacific Ocean. v 1523 Pizarro, hearing of the vast and wealthy Inca Empire, sailed to Peru, then back to Panama. v 1526 He sailed again from Panama down the west side of Peru, until he found the Inca Empire. v 1530 He sailed to Spain to ask permission from the king and queen to conquer Peru. This was granted. v 1531 Pizarro sailed back to Panama and onto the north reaches of the Inca Empire (near Gallo Island) on the west coast of Peru. From there he traveled by horse and foot as far south as Cuzco in the southern Inca Empire. Discovering And Conquering The Incas Pizarro was looking for the Inca Empire because he wanted all its gold and riches. Unlike some explorers he found what he was looking for and got what he wanted. After Pizarro conquered the Incas he was a very wealthy man, but his greed also lead him to his death.

60. ReferenceResources:FamousExplorers Conquest of the Inca Empire francisco pizarro Cortes, a Spanish explorer,conquered the Aztecs in the new world? http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Explorers.html

Reference Resources: Famous Explorers Explorer Sites A Treasure Trove of North American Exploration Accounts of European voyages and explorations to North America, from Columbus's Atlantic crossing in 1492 to the famous trip through the Northwest Passage by Roald Amundsen in 1905. Alphabetical Navigation permits browsing by explorers' names Discovery and Exploration Maps from the Library of Congress Documents the discovery and exploration of the Americas with both manuscripts and published maps. Many of these maps reflect the European Age of Discoveries, dating from the late 15th century to the 17th century when Europeans were concerned primarily with determining the outline of the continents as they explored and mapped the coastal areas and the major waterways. Also included are 18th and 19th century maps documenting the exploration and mapping of the interior parts of the continents, reflecting the work of Lewis and Clark and subsequent government explorers and surveyors. SEARCHABLE by Keyword or Creator Index

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