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1. He was a Portuguese explorer, navigator and military commander who is best remembered today as the leader of the expedition that first reached that lands of South America that are today regarded as Brazil.
2. He came under attack by the several hundred natives of that area and more than 50 Portuguese were killed, outraged he aided more than 10 local trade ships killing over 600 Indian sailors and bombarded the city with his cannons for an entire day.
3. He headed to the Indian city of Kochi where he managed to secure support of the local leaders and finally fill his ships with spices and other trade items from the east.

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1. Jacques Cartier is known chiefly for exploring the St. Lawrence River and giving Canada its name.
2. The king of France, King Francis I, sent him to explore the northern parts of North America, in which, he discovered Canada.
3. He gave France the right to lay claim to the area.

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1. Henry Hudson embarked on multiple sailing voyages that provided new information on North American water routes.
2. Hudson's discoveries and maps proved valuable to both the Dutch and the English. Both countries established trading posts and settlements based on his explorations.

3. The leaders of the mutiny were Henry Greene and Robert Juet. Neither of them survived the voyage home.

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1. He was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his 1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England.
2. Around 1495 he moved to London, England where he found support from King Henry VII for a voyage to sail across the Atlantic Ocean for the purpose of discovery.
3. The second voyage departed from Bristol, England, Cabot and his men only landed once in North America, he claimed the new found land for the King of England.

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1. He circumnavigated the globe from 1577-1580, helped defeat the Spanish Armada of 1588 and was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan era.
2. The King of Spain put a bounty on Drake's head of 20,000 ducats. That's around $7 million in today's money.
3. He was a member of the British Parliament for a time.

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1. He was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.
2.  He was the second cousin once removed to conquistador Francisco Pizarro who conquered the Inca Empire in Peru.
3. While in Mexico he went on an expedition to the north and discovered Baja California.

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1. He set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands.
2. Magellan's knee was wounded in battle, causing him to walk with a limp.
3. The King of Portugal, King Manuel I, sent ships to stop Magellan, but was unsuccessful.

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1.  He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.
2. His fleet on the second voyage consisted of 20 armed ships.
3. He had six sons and one daughter. His second son became the governor of Portuguese India.

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1. He discovered the "New World".
2. He bought horses to the New World on his second voyage.
3. Columbus was first buried in Spain, however his remains were later moved to Santo Domingo in the new world and then back, again, to Spain.

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1. He helped Vasco Núñez de Balboa discover the Pacific Ocean, and after conquering Peru, founded its capital city, Lima.
2. Francisco was accompanied by his brothers Gonzalo, Hernando, and Juan throughout his campaign to conquer the Inca.
3. He was the second cousin once removed of Hernan Cortez, the conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico

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1. He was captured and castrated when he was a young boy.
2. He held the highest rank for any eunuch in the history of China.
3. He went on seven major expeditions to explore the world for the Chinese emperor and to establish Chinese trade in new areas.

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1. 1488 he became he first European mariner to round the first tip of Africa.
2. Bartolomeu Dias' commanded four ships. They first sailed to Brazil, arriving there in March of 1500.
3. Bartolomeu Dias died off the Cape of Good Hope when his ship went down. He never did reach his destination of India.