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Who did a German mapmaker named a continent after me?
Waldseemüller named the new lands “America” on his 1507 map in the recognition of Vespucci’s understanding that a new continent had been uncovered following Columbus’ and subsequent voyages in the late 15th century.
Who said I was looking for gold on an isthmus but I found something else that was just as important?
| Vasco Núñez de Balboa | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1475 Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Crown of Castile |
| Died | January 1519 (aged c. 43–44) Acla, Panama |
| Cause of death | Execution by decapitation |
| Nationality | Castilian |
WHO said it took us more than three months to cross the Pacific Ocean?
Magellan named the ocean the Pacific (meaning ‘peaceful’) because it was calm and pleasant when he entered it. By now one of his ships had deserted, but the other four started the journey across their new-found sea. To everyone’s amazement, the crossing was to take three months and 20 days.
Who sailed south of where Columbus landed?
Vespucci
There is some controversy among historians about when Vespucci set sail on his first voyage. Many accounts place the sail date in 1499, seven years after Columbus landed in the Bahamas. On the 1499 voyage, Vespucci sailed to the northern part of South America and into the Amazon River.
What is Vasco Nunez de Balboa known for?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa, (born 1475, Jerez de los Caballeros, or Badajoz, Extremadura province, Castile—died January 12, 1519, Acla, near Darién, Panama), Spanish conquistador and explorer, who was head of the first stable settlement on the South American continent (1511) and who was the first European to sight the …
When did Ferdinand Magellan enter the straits which were later named after him?
1520
On this day in 1520, famed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan entered “The Sea of the South” having sailed from the Atlantic Ocean through the passage that now bears his name, the Straits of Magellan.