Part of the Discoverers Web. List of
links to information on many explorers, including hard-to-find names like
Anza, Cabrillo, Cabeza de Vaca, and Vizcaino.
A Thinkquest student webiste devoted to explorers
and the places they have traveled. Sail over to the quiz and test your
knowledge on the explorers you have learned about. You can also search
for more information about explorers that interest you.
Another student Thinkquest site. "Our aim
is to take the users on a journey through past centuries looking at these
adventurers, the dangers they faced, where they went and their motivation
for exploration."
In the early fifteenth century the sea-faring
countries of Europe were poised to expand their influence in the rest of
the world. Read about explorers from Portugal and Spain here. Includes
maps.
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Explorers