explorer Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. , I explored the unsettled territory in North America from the Great Lakes region to the Gulf of Mexico
  2. 5. I was the first European to reach Brazil
  3. 6. I discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata
  4. 7. I developed the idea of sailing westward to reach the riches of Asia
  5. 9. I was an English navigator and explorer who set out to find either a northeast passage
  6. 11. I was the governor of the English settlement on Roanoke Island
  7. 13. I was the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa
  8. 15. I was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River
  9. 16. I discovered the Strait of Magellan
  10. 17. I sighted the pacific ocean in 1513
  11. 18. I established the first permanent English colony in the New World at Jamestown
  12. 19. I became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa
Down
  1. 1. I lead an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers
  2. 3. I was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition
  3. 4. I was the founder of the city of Quebec
  4. 8. , I conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico on behalf of Spain
  5. 10. I was the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick
  6. 11. deLeon, I lead the first official European expedition to Florida
  7. 12. I conquered the Incas and executed their leader
  8. 14. I played an important role in Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire