Across
- 2. founded French colony of Quebec
- 4. early explorer of the eastern coast of USA
- 5. North and South _____ are named after him
- 8. credited with discovering America in 1492
- 12. Spanish Catholic priest who colonized California
- 15. spoke out to end the encomienda system
- 16. claimed the St Lawrence river for France
- 17. started the Dutch colony of Manhattan
- 20. first explorer to circumnavigate the globe
- 21. first white man to see the Pacific Ocean
- 22. second person to circumnavigate the globe
- 24. started schools to teach navigation skills
- 25. explored the Missippi to the Gulf
- 27. first to reach Cape of Good Hope
- 28. conquered the Aztec people
- 29. searched for the Northwest Passage for England
- 30. North American bay and river named after him
Down
- 1. claimed Brazil for Portugal
- 3. last king of the Inca
- 6. early viking explorer
- 7. first white man to reach the Grand Canyon
- 9. founded two colonies El Paso and Santa Fe
- 10. last king of the Aztec
- 11. searched for the Fountain of Youth
- 13. started the Protestant Reformation
- 14. traveled on foot to Mexico City from the Gulf
- 18. conquered the Inca people
- 19. early explorer of the western coast of the USA
- 23. first to reach India
- 26. first white man to reach the Mississippi