Explorers of the New WorldExplorers of the New World

The Travels of Sir Francis Drake

Hello, I am Sir Francis Drake. I am a English sea captain, pirate, privateer, slaver, navigator, and a politician of England. In 1570 and 1571 I was on a Journey to the West Indies. I went to now known as California in the years 1577-1580. I discovered 20 tons of silver and gold.

Travels of Captain James CookHello, I’m Captain James Cook.I’m a British explorer, navigator, and a cartographer. I journeyed through the Pacific ocean a lot and I went from England to Tahiti and couple other islands in the years 1768-1771. I claimed that the whole Possession Island coastline was British territory Possession island is off the coast of Africa.

The travels of Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Hello, I am Vasco Nunez de Balboa. I am a Spanish explorer, governor, and a conquistador. In 1500 I went to Spain then South America. In 1513 I went to the

Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific ocean. I was the first European to lead an expedition to have seen the Pacific from the New world.

The travels of Ferdinand Magellan Hello, I’m Ferdinand Magellan. I am a Portuguese explorer. The years 1519-1522 I was sailing from the Atlantic ocean through the Straight of Magellan to the Pacific ocean. The trip was around the world. When we got back to Europe only 18 out of the 241 men were still alive.

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