Just knew he was on the trail of a sea bordering on precious metal rich kingdoms. Which area of the map was explored by the spanish explorer. Later he would gather together spanish soldiers including francisco pizarro and make his way across the isthmus of panama. Portugal was becoming rich from its newly established sea trade routes to india. The following explorers are covered in this bundle. He sailed from spain to colombia, then to puerto rico. He sighted the ocean in 15 from a mountaintop in what is now panama. He is still remembered and venerated in panama as a heroic explorer. He is best known for having crossed the isthmus of panama to the pacific ocean in 15, becoming the first european to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the pacific from the new world.
He is known principally for having crossed the isthmus of panama to the pacific ocean in 15, becoming the first european to lead an expedition. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He was the first spanish explorer to gain a permanent foothold on the american mainland. Like christopher columbus he wanted to sail to the new world. He became the first european to see the pacific ocean. Click on the world map to view an example of the explorers voyage. European explorers age of exploration route map bundle tpt. This european explorer bundle is aligned to the georgia performance standards. He stopped by the islands of what is now haiti and the dominican republic.
Upon reaching the shore, balboa waded into the ocean and claimed it and all its shores for spain. Vasco da gama was a portuguese explorer and the first person to navigate a route to the east and india. He was also the first european to see the eastern shore of the pacific ocean from a peak in panama, and his discoveries paved the way for spanish exploration of the western coast of south america. However, unlike christopher columbus who wanted to find a water route to asia vasco balboa wanted to find gold so he could become wealthy. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. European explorers age of exploration unit bundle by. He is best known for leading the first european expedition to sight the pacific ocean, or the south sea as he referred to it.
He soon failed at farming, and hid on a boat sailing to san sebastian. There are two maps for each of the following explorers. Vasco balboa was a spanish explorer best known for discovering the pacific. In november, balboa decided to return to santa maria but by a different route in order to further expand his territory and. Vasco balboa was a spanish explorer who admired christopher columbus.