Explorers of the New WorldExplorers of the New World

Hernando Cortez Sir Francis Drake

Captain James Cook

Prince Henry the Navigator

Hernando CortezSalute soldier! I don’t have much time to explain but if I must, I am a god to my people of Spain because of what I did to the horrible Aztecs. I destroyed Tenochtitlan because of their horrible religion that required sacrifice. That city soon became Mexico City. My great success started in 1519 and ended in 1521. That good enough for you?

Sir Francis DrakeHello young man, do you know that I did a voyage for the Queen Elizabeth? That’s right. I went through the Strait of Magellan with 165 men and five ships. I had to sail past the Spanish to find Tierra del Fuego and found out that it was NOT its own continent but just an island… man I hate the Spanish!

Captain James Cook Good day young soldier! I am here to tell about my SECOND voyage! Once again I was set out to explore, only this time I was sent to find that place right between South America and New Holland, the place called Terra Australia. But get this!: when I got there, there was no such thing! Oh well, at least we now know…

Prince Henry the Navigator

Hello good man! In 1444 I built ships and went off to explore the west coast of Africa. Although I never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that I paid for in the mid-1400s helped launch Portugal into the front of the race to find a sea route to the Indies. Go me!