A&E Television
Biography: Ferdinand Magellan
A biography on the life and voyages of 16th century Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first to circumnavigate the globe, although he did not survive the journey. Magellan was Portuguese but he commanded a Spanish fleet.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Hernan Cortes
Fordham University gives the text of Cortes' second letter to King Charles V, describing the Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan, and the people who lived there.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias, Dias also spelled Diaz (born c. 1450-died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope), Portuguese navigator and explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope (1488), opening the sea...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Hernando De Soto
A biography of Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto who explored the southern coast of what became the United States. Read about his travels and demise.
University of South Florida
A Short History of Florida: Ponce De Leon: Florida's First Spanish Explorer
Read about Juan Ponce de Leon, his exploration of Florida, and his fruitless search for the "Fountain of Youth."
Other
San Diego History Center: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (? 1543)
After a description of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's activities in Mexico and Guatemala, there is a day by day description of his sailing expedition up the coast of California.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Exploration, American Beginnings: 1492 1690
Thirty two primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the expectations and the realities of European exploration of the New World.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Panfilo De Narvaez
A biography of Panfilo de Narvaez (1470: 1528), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who was famous for the exploration of Cuba and for leading an ill fated expedition to Florida and North America. This site has a Google widget that will...
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
A brief biography of Spanish conquistador, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, featuring his successful voyage for Spain to the western coast of South America in the early sixteenth century.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Hernan Cortes
Investigate the biography and life of Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernan Cortes. Read about how he conquered the Aztec Empire.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Hernando Cortes
A biography of Hernando Cortes (or Cortez) (1485 -1547), a Spanish adventurer who conquered what is now central and southern Mexico. His seizure of land, power, and wealth made him the greatest Spanish conqueror in the Americas. His...
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Hernando De Soto
A biography of Hernando De Soto (1500?-1542), a Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. His group arrived at the river in 1541 during a search for gold. De Soto also took part in the Spanish...
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Cabeza De Vaca
A biography of Cabeza de Vaca (1490-1557), a Spanish explorer in both North and South America. This site has a Google widget that will translate the page into many languages.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
A biography of the life of Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Vasco Nunez De Balboa
Learn about the life and times of Spanish conquistador and explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
CZBrats
Guaymi Warrior
This page is an article entitled "An Indian Warrior's Ornament," by Jose T. Tunon. It contains information about the Spanish conquistadors (colonial period of Panama's history.) There are also links to great photos.
Curated OER
Ecuador Explorer: A Brief History of Ecuador
This site tells the story of the Conquistadors search for gold in Ecuador. It is written like a story rather than a biography and is very detailed and interesting.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hernan Cortes
(1485-1547) The conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire.
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Inscription Rock, New Mexico
Two maps and four accounts of the Spanish exploration of North America that reflect the goals of the conquistadors and fascination with the land they examined-and the brutality of their treatment of native peoples.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Francisco Pizarro
(1475-1541) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Francisco Pizarro
(1475-1541) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pedro De Alvarado
(1495-1541) Spanish conquistador who was second command to Hernan Cortes during the conquest of Mexico.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ponce De Leon
A Spanish conquistador. Juan Ponce de Leon founded the state of Florida.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Coronado National Memorial
Commemorates the first organized expedition into the Southwest by conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.