Explorers and Rulers to the Rescue!

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