explorer

2. masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world
3. he was a navigator who explored the Americas under the flag of Spain.
5. Venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across Asia at the height of the Mongol Empire.
7. he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata
10. English soldier, explorer, poet, and courtier who funded three voyages to Roanoke Island
11. Hewas a Portuguese prince who famously helped capture the North African city of Ceuta.

1. conquering the Aztecs and claiming Mexico on behalf of Spain.
4. best known for circumnavigating Earth (1577–80), preying on Spanish ships along the way.
6. the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope
8. he discovering Newfoundland
9. He went on seven major expeditions to explore the world for the Chinese emperor and to establish Chinese trade in new areas.