Explorers and Rulers to the Rescue!

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Across
  1. 2. A French explorer who explored and found the St.Lawrence River.
  2. 5. The Protestant King of England who neglected all of Catholicism.
  3. 6. The King of Spain who accepted all the financial matters of Christopher Columbus's voyage.
  4. 7. A Spanish explorer who was the first person to sail around the world.
  5. 9. The King of Spain who sent a huge Spanish Armada to invade England.
  6. 12. A Portuguese explorer who after defeating the Muslim fleet, established trading posts around the world especially Asia.
  7. 13. A Portuguese explorer who was the first person to reach the southern tip of Africa.
Down
  1. 1. An English explorer who found Newfoundland.
  2. 2. A Spanish explorer who defeated the Inca and Aztec empires and claimed Mexico for Spain.
  3. 3. The Protestant Queen of England who let English privateers raid Spanish treasure ships.
  4. 4. An English explorer who explored both the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
  5. 5. The Prince of Portugal who set up research centers and invited sailors, cartographers, and shipbuilders to help him explore the world.
  6. 8. An Italian navigator and explorer who instead of finding a sea route to Asia found the Americas, a whole new continent.
  7. 9. A Spanish explorer who sailed to Peru and defeated the Inca and Aztec Empires.
  8. 10. The Queen of Spain who, with the King, accepted all the financial matters of Christopher Columbus's voyage.
  9. 11. A Portuguese explorer who sailed around Africa and to India, finally finding a sea route to Asia.