Christopher Columbus was a 15th-century Italian explorer who completed four voyages across the Atlantic, shaping world history.
Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition to Florida and the southeastern United States.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who discovered the Pacific Ocean from the New World in 1513.
Diogo Cão was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the Congo River and mapped much of West Africa's coastline in the 15th century.
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese explorer and navigator who discovered Brazil in 1500, establishing a new trade route to Asia.
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, discovering the Strait of Magellan and crossing the Pacific Ocean.
John Cabot was an Italian explorer who, under the commission of England, made significant voyages to the New World, playing a crucial role in the early stages of European exploration and discovery.
Bartholomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who became the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, opening a new sea route to Asia.