By: The 5/6 Grade Discovery Team
Ferdinand Magellan
By Ben Breuninger
Ferdinand Magellan
was born in Oporto,
Portugal. In 1518,
he asked King
Charles of Spain for
funding to go to the
spice islands. He set
sail in 1519 with 5
ships and 270 men.
Magellan’s Route
Magellan decided to
get to the spice islands
by going west (around
the continents) and
coming back up the
coast of Africa into
Spain. His journey took
three years (much
longer than he’d
expected).
Magellan’s Death
Magellan died in
1522. He was killed
by Lapulapu, a
chieftain on the
island of Mactan. He
killed Magellan and
8 others on the
beach.Del Cano
(one of Magellan’s
men)got the money.
Ferdinand Magellen
By: Chad Culbertson
The Beginning
• In 1480 Magellen was
born
• Magellen went to Spain to
work for King Charles
• In 1519 Magellen set out
with 275 men
Magellan’s Death
• When Magellen was over seas the captains of the
3 other ships tried to kill him
• Magellen died in 1521 by the natives of Guam
• The journey has ended and only 3 people survived
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
By Ali Smith
Life line of Coronado
• Coronado was born in
1510 in Salamanca, Spain.
• Coronado grew up and
became the governor of
New Galicia, Mexico.
• He became very fond of
gold, silver, and jewels.
• He heard of seven cities of
treasure and was
determined to find them.
• He started his expedition
in 1540.
Life Line (continued)
• He brought with him 340 Spanish, 300 Indian allies,
and 1000 slaves, both native Americans and Africans.
• He traveled up through Mexico, into Arizona, New
Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
• Unfortunately, Coronado didn’t find the golden cities.
Some people say that they found the grand canyon;
some say they didn’t.
• In 1544, Coronado was back in Mexico. He
discovered that Marco Polo must have been mistaken
about the seven golden cities.
• Coronado died in 1554.
The Corte-Real
brothers
By:Corey Beattie
About the brothers
• Miguel was born in Lisborn, Portugal in the
year 1450.
• Gaspar was born in Lisborn, Portugal in the
year 1451.
• Miguel died in year 1502.
• Gaspar died in year 1501.
• The brothers completed all of there
explorations in a range of three years.
Accomplishments of the
brothers
• Gaspar named the Conception Bay and the
Portugal Cove.
• Gaspar received a charter from king Manuel
of Portugal to rule over the new world.
• Miguel was in-charge of one of king Manual's
ships in war against the Turks.
Pictures of the brothers
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
By Craig Mellinger
Balboa: Father of the Pacific
In 1475 Vasco Nunez
De Balboa is born.
In 1510, Balboa
arrives in present-day
Panama
In 1511, Balboa
establishes the first
European colony in
the New World.
Balboa In Panama
In 1513, Balboa
claims Panama for
Spain
Later in 1513, Balboa
climbs a peak and sees
the Pacific Ocean in
front of him
Later that day, he
claimed the Pacific for
Spain
Balboa’s Death
Balboa was executed
in 1518 by Governor
Davila because he was
falsely accused of
treason.
John Cabot
(1450-1498)
By,
Danielle Diehle
Findings & Discoveries
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One thing that he found was a new
land in what came to be Canada.
The land was called Labrador or
Newfoundland.
He also found a part of Canada. He
found it while trying to find the
Northwestern Passage across Asia.
The last thing that he found was
what people think was a little bit of
America according to the maps.But
because he was never heard from
their not sure.
Accomplishments
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One accomplishment that he made
was becoming the first explorer to
sail to Canada and to discover the
mainland of North America.
Another accomplishment he made
was he got an award for discovering
the “land of spices” which was very
good to the people.
The last accomplishment he got was
to discover two different lands and
had many statues all over the land
made after him.
John Cabot’s Voyages
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One of John Cabot’s voyages was to
find a way to the Northwest
passage to the Indies.But he
actually had been exploring the
coastline & islands of Canada,
although he thought that he
reached Northern Asia.
Another voyage he went on was on
the boat “Matthew” hoping to sail to
Canada which he did.He landed in
Labrador along with his sons.He
claimed the land for England.
In 1498 he hoped to have a second
big voyage but to America.Once in
this voyage he was never heard
from again.
The Amazing Adventures of
Magellan
By Emily Lamb
Picture of Magellan
Who Supported Magellan?
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It would seem Portugal would
support the voyage but when
Magellan asked King Manuel of
Portugal he rejected it
thinking there was no reason
for the voyage. Now Magellan
turned to Spain King Charles I
he asked and King Charles
accepted. If the voyage had
succeeded and land was found
it would be in the possession
of Spain
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Portugal or Spain ->
What Route Did He Use?
• Magellan sailed south from
Spain and made it to the
tip of South America
(Today it is called the
Straits of Magellan it is a
dangerous place to pass
through) and went NorthWest from there. He made
it all the way around the
world and It is the first
complete voyage around
the world.
What Hardships Occurred?
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Magellan received 5 tiny ships
for his voyage and had to get
a crew with over 250 people
into them.
Scurvy became an issue
because they weren’t getting
enough vitamin C
Native people attacked when
they settled to restock their
food supply
What Did The Natives Do
When The Europeans Came?
• The Natives started
attacking and killing
the Europeans they
were trying to show
your not welcome
anymore they natives
did kill Magellan in
1522 in the Philippines.
Amerigo Vespucci
By,
Emily Ahdieh
The Beginning
• Amerigo Vespucci was
born on March 9, 1454.
• 1478 Amerigo’s father
married Maria Cerezo.
• 1499 Vespucci sailed on
his first expedition ever.
• Amerigo’s father died of
old age.
The Discovery
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Amerigo Vespucci looked at the
facts and concluded that if the
new land was apart of Asia, Asia
would have to cover half of the
world and that is impossible.
Martin Waldseemuller named
America after Amerigo and
clamed that he was the one that
discovered it.
On February 22,1512 Amerigo
Vespucci died of Malaria in
Spain.
Christopher Columbus
1451-1506
By Franklin Rohrer
Columbus life
• 1451 Columbus was
born
• Columbus did many
things during the sail
• 1506 he had died
COLUMBUS GOALS
• He wanted to find the
gold
• Columbus wanted to
find the new land
• he would give some
of the gold to the crew
Accomplish
• he went to the new
land
• he had to find new
things
• he had to copper Mize
with the crew
By Erin Klingensmith
1460-1524
Important info
• Vasco was born in
Sines, Portugal.
• He was born in 1460.
• He died in India in
1524.
• Vasco at a young age
was a great sailor.
His Goals
• He was asked to find a
sea route to
India.
• He needed to sail
around the Cape of
Good Hope.
• He needed to bring
back goods.
His Accomplishments
• He was the first
European to find a Sea
Route to Asia.
• He was the first person
to sail around the Cape
of Good Hope.
Juan Ponce de Leon
By, Harry Burkhart
The Fountain of Youth
• One of the major
things known about
Ponce de Leon is the
Fountain of Youth.
• He sadly never
discovered it but he
wouldn’t have found
the gulf stream if he
wasn’t looking for the
fountain of youth.
The Gulf Stream
• Like I said, He found
the Gulf stream
because he was
looking for the
fountain of youth.
• While he was
searching in Florida he
found and traveled
down the Gulf Stream
Other Discoveries
• In 1506 he found an island near
Hisponiola named Borinquen
renaming it Puerto Rico. Later
finding large deposits of GOLD!
• Ponce de Leon Lands on a
number of new islands and masses
of water like the Cape Canaveral
(Cape of Currents) or Dry
Tortugas (Dry Turtles).
Conflicts
• When he renamed Borinquen Puerto Rico he became
governor of this new island. He ruled for two years but
the king replaced him with Columbus’s son.
• He searched for many years for the fountain of youth but
never found it.
• When Ponce de Leon heard about the fountain of youth
and he was starting to plan his exploration he had had a
number of frequent illnesses, he wanted to cure them.
By,
Katherine
Celona
Who was Sebastian Vizcaino?
• Sebastian Vizcaino
was a wealthy Spanish
nobleman and
merchant.
• He also was always
trying to create trade
between countries.
• Scurvy is a disease that is caused by not having
enough vitamin C. Most people got it because they
often they ran out of food.
• People often went crazy if they stayed on a boat to
long.
• When people ran out of food they had to eat
objects and rats that ran around boats.
• Sebastian Vizcaino went to the coast of
California and rename most of the places
that Juan had already named.
• He also took missionaries to the Philippines
with him.
Amerigo Vespucci
By Kevin Hutter
Amerigo’s life
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1454- He was born
1493-People told Amerigo about
Bartholomew Diaz's explorations
and that set a spark in him
1497- First voyage
1499-He sailed with the
astronomer Alonso de Hojeda
1500- All ships sailed back to
Spain
1501-found the fabled strait of
Catagara
1501- Went from Brazil to
Argentina
Amerigo’s life (continued)
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1502- Discovered a continent
between Europe and Asia
1503- Discovered Malacca
1504-Published the book Mundus
Novus (New World).
1507-The cartographer Martin
Wadseemuller makes a map of
the new world and latinized the
name of Amerigo to America
instead of Vespucciland
1508-Became a pilot major for
Spain
1512-Died of malaria
By: Megan Murphy
• De Soto was born in Extremadura in 1496.
• He was the son of Francisco Mendez de
Soto and Leonor Arias Tinoco.
• De Soto’s family was poor but respected.
• De Soto could read, write, spent most of his
time sword playing, riding horses and
reading books.
• De Soto had 1 brother and 2 sisters.
• De Soto’s main voyage was
traveling to the southeast
region.
• He was the first white
explorer/man to see inside
the southeast region.
• While he was there he was
searching for gold but died
before finding any.
• In about 1513 De Soto
and a lot of other men
lined up to go on a
voyage to Panama.
• Another voyage of his
was another trip to
Panama (with him the
leader) going to the
Inca Empire.
Ferdinand Magellan
• By:Nick Massaro
Ferdinand Magellan’s Goals
• One of Ferdinand
Magellan’s goals was
to go to the spice
islands and get lots of
spices.
• Another goal of
Ferdinand Magellan’s
was to find a new
trading route to Asia.
Ferdinand Magellan’s
Childhood
• Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in
1480.
• When Ferdinand was young he worked for
King John II.
Ferdinand Magellan’s Exploring
Life
• One of five ships
returned to Seville
from trip around the
world.
• Magellan dies on stop
to the Philippines.
• Magellan’s crew has
to eat rats, leather and
saw dust to survive.
Hernando De Soto
The explorations of Hernando De
Soto By:Henry Cornell
Goals
• My explorers goals were to explore parts of
Southeast America and conquer them for
Spain.
• He also wanted fame and glory like
Hernando Cortes and Francisco Pizarro who
had conquered huge empires and acquired
large amounts of gold.
Where he went
• Hernando De Soto
explored Southeast
America from Tampa
bay to the Mississippi
River and died there.
• He also went on an
expedition with
Francisco Pizarro to
conquer the Inca’s.
Birth and Death
• Hernando De Soto was born around 1500
AD in Extremadura, Spain.
• He died in the year of 1542 when he was
about 42-44 in Southeast Arkansas along
the Mississippi River.
Tess Kuracina
At Home
Vizcaino was born in Basque, Spain
around 1550. Basque is a province in
northern Spain near France.
This is a map of Monterey Bay, only one of
the places Vizcaino renamed.
On The Ships
Vizcaino’s first trip from Mexico was not
successful. He lost one ship, fifty of his men
deserted him at the beginning, and some of his
men fought with the natives so they had to flee
in small boats to save their lives.
On his second voyage Sebastian Vizcaino left
Mexico with four ships, the San Diego, Santo
Tomas, Tres Reyes and one that did not have a
name. There were about 200 men on the
ships.
This is a picture of Sebastian Vizcaino’’’s ships as
they were leaving Mexico.
At California
Vizcaino was trying to find a waterway
between California and New Mexico. He did
not complete this mission because there is no
body of water between California and New
Mexico. Instead he traveled up the coast of
California to what is now Oregon. On his way
he renamed over twenty five places including:
Carmel, Monterey Bay, and San Diego.
He was also trying to find pearls along the
California coastline.
This is a map of California. The
early people used to think it was
an island.
The Miwok
This is pottery made by the
Miwok Tribe.
This a map showing
where the Miwok Tribe
lived.
During his travels up the coast
Vizcaino traded with the Miwok
Tribe. He traded metal goods for
woven baskets and other crafts.
During the second voyage when
Vizcaino traded with the
Miwoks, it was peaceful.
Later in Life
Vizcaino’s second exploration began near
Navidad, Mexico and ended near Oregon.
Vizcaino later in his life went to Japan to
explore riches and trade with the
Japanese. He died in 1628 aboard his ship
on the way to Japan.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
By,
Rachel Guarneri
Hard Times
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Balboa began his career as an
explorer when he sailed from
Spain to Columbia in 1500,
hoping to find pearls and gold.
He then had to abandon his leaky
ship, on an island called
Hispaniola.
Because he owed so much money,
Balboa tried to farm, and ended
up failing.
Then had to stow away on a ship
to San Sebastian, then later to
find out that it had been burned.
Discovery and Death
• Balboa then went on a voyage
with many men, to the
Isthmus of Panama. Once he
had climbed a mountain, he
over looked the peak and had
discovered the Eastern part o
the Pacific Ocean, in 1513.
• A few years later, Balboa had
been charged with treason
(but had actually been framed
by a friend) and was publicly
beheaded in 1519, in Acla.
Sebastian Vizcaino
By; Joey Boyer
Childhood
• Vizcaino was born in
1515.
• As a child he had few
friends and got into
trouble.
• He loved playing
games and was very
good.
Exploration
• In 1602 he explored
Drakes Bay.
• In 1603-04 Vizcaino
found Sandiego.
• He had some time an
spent his fortune in
Mexico.
Important Facts
• He found Sandiego.
• Vizcaino explored
Drakes Bay.
• Vizcaino was once a
merchant in Europe.
By: Ashley Oddo
His Accomplishments
• He founded the Pacific
ocean! But didn’t name
it.
• Balboa won this feat
after an arduous trek
through the jungles of
what is now Panama.
• He proved that
Vespucci was right
about the place that
Columbus found was
not really Asia.
His Goals
• Balboa’s main goal in
life( seemed to me )
was to find a place to
have founded and get a
bunch of money for it. I
think this because in
all that I researched it
said that Balboa’s
whole family was very
poor and at one time
he had to raise pigs for
a living!
Important facts about Balboa
He was born in Jerez de
los Caballeros, Spain in
1475.
He found the Pacific
ocean in September
1513.
He was beheaded in
January 1519 after
being falsely accused
of treason.
Vasco Da Gama
By
Evan Klingensmith
His goals
• One of his goals was to find a
spice rout to Asia so the Europe
and Portugal could get the riches for
good prices.
• Another one of his goals was to
sail around the Cape Of Good
Hope
His Accomplishments
• He sailed sound
the Cape of Good
Hope.
• He was the first
European to sail to
Asia.
Info
• Vasco was born in 1460
in Sines, Portugal.
• He died in 1524 in
India.
• When he was young he
was a good sailor.
• His dad was an
explorer.
Hernan Cortes
By
Wes McEuen
Hernan Cortes
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Cortes was born in the small
village of Meddlin Spain in the
Extramadura Province
He went to law school at 14 and
quit 2 years later to join a ship
headed for the new land.
Unfortunately Cortes falls off of a
wall and breaks his leg and can’t
go.
When his leg heals he gets on a
ship with Diego Valazquez and his
motley crew.
Hernan Cortes,
Under Diego Valazquez
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Once under Valazquez he is issued
permission to build up a small
force and go on a conquest to
Mexico.
Cortes builds up a fleet of 11 ships
and goes to Mexico
Once Cortes gets to Mexico he
founds a city, Vera Cruz.
Once Vera Cruz is doing all well
and good, Cortes goes exploring
again
The conquering of Tenochtitlan
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• Once Cortes starts exploring
again he runs into Tenochtitlan,
a large Aztec empire.
Being that the Aztecs are long
time enemies of the Spaniards
Cortes conquers Tenochtitlan
He manages to do it but not
easily because he has a little
less than 600 men when the
empire is inhabited by over
5,000,000 people.
The Death of Cortes
• Cortes returned to
Spain and was hailed a
hero.
• Cortes died a natural
death while he was
planning for his trip to
the Americas
Francisco Coronado
By: Shelby Turiansky
Birth and Death
• Coronado was born in
1510 in Salamanca.
• Coronado died in
Salamanca in 1554.
• He was 44 years old
when he died.
Goals
• Coronado’s goal was
to try to find the seven
golden cites of Cibola
with the other
explorers.
Hernando Cortes
By:Suzie McGlinchey
About Cortes
• Cortes was born in 1485 in
Medellin,Spain
• Courts went to law school but ended
up not liking it and dropped out.
• Cortes was married for one year but
his wife died.
Travels of Cortes
• Cortes traveled to the West Indies in
1503
• Cortes sailed to Mexico with a crew
and him in command
• Cortes traveled back and fourth
between Mexico and Spain until his
death
The Aztec Empire
Pictures of
Cortes
The Spainish Flag
A Ship
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Hernado Cortes
By Erick Bryant
Early Life Of Cortes
• Cortes was born in 1485.
• Cortes was chosen by Vealsques to build a
colony in Mexico.
• Cortes conquored the Aztec empire in 1521.
Later Life of Cortes
• Cortes received honor by Charles V.
• Cortes explored lower Baja California in
1534.
• He fought the pirates of the Algeries.