[DOC] [TLE] Age of Discovery - Wikipedia [PAR] The Age of Discovery is an informal and loosely defined European historical 
period from the 15th century to the 18th century, marking the time in which 
extensive overseas exploration emerged as a powerful factor in European culture 
and globalization. Many lands previously unknown to Europeans were 
discovered during this ... Global exploration started with the Portuguese 
discoveries of the Atlantic... [DOC] [TLE] Explorers from the Early 1500's - EnchantedLearning.com [PAR] He also explored the Paraguay River in South America. De Vaca and his fellow 
travelers were the first Europeans to see the bison, ... He began an unsuccessful 
trip around the world (1526-1529) in a voyage that supposed to sail to China and 
the ... Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (? -1543) was a Spanish or Portuguese explorer... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand Magellan - Exploration - HISTORY.com [PAR] In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-
1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western ... 
proved that the globe could be circled by sea and that the world was much larger 
... The voyage through the strait was treacherous and cold, and many sailors... [DOC] [TLE] European History/Exploration and Discovery - Wikibooks, open ... [PAR] The explorers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries had a variety of ... allowed 
Europeans to travel further afield, to India and, ultimately, to the Americas. The 
early explorations of Spain and Portugal were particularly aided by new ship 
designs. ... set sail on behalf of Ferdinand and Isabella whose marriage had 
united their... [DOC] [TLE] The Age of Exploration [PAR] For thousands of years the major civilizations of the world thrived in isolation from 
... These sails only allowed explorers to travel in the same direction that the wind 
... By the late 1400s A.D. explorers from Portugal had discovered new islands, ... 
King Ferdinand, and Queen Isabella were anxious to prove that Spain could be... [DOC] [TLE] EXPLORATION | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State ... [PAR] Jun 12, 2010 ... The first known explorers of Texas were the Clovis people of the Paleo-Indian 
Stage. ... Europeans encountered Texas early in their exploration of the New 
World. ... He sailed to Florida, explored the western coast, and cast serious doubt 
on .... French rivalry with the Spanish proved a boon to exploration,... [DOC] [TLE] Hernn Corts - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Spanish conquest of the New World was justified morally through ... the 
grandiose division of the known world between Spain and Portugal by Pope 
Alexander VI at ... Plans were made in 1502 for Corts to sail to the Americas with 
a family ..... On September 18, 1519, Corts arrived in Tlaxcala and was greeted 
with joy by... [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Columbus [PAR] Christopher Columbus, a Genoese merchant mariner sailing for the Spanish ... In 
the Renaissance, navigators and sailors were relatively certain that the world 
was round. .... He was among the first explorers to report that South America was 
a ... Educated in the Portuguese court, Magellan proved himself in many battles 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Discovery and Colonization of the New World - American History ... [PAR] At the time, spices were highly valued, as they were the only means of hindering 
... To encourage Portuguese explorers to respect the claim, the Spanish ... In 
November of 1504, Columbus returned to Spain in poor health, never to sail 
again. At the ... Italy, yet made his voyage to the New World on behalf of another 
country. [DOC] [TLE] history of exploration - History World [PAR] These are not the first Europeans to reach the American continent, but they are 
the ... They pass many more islands, giving each a new Spanish name, until they 
... The explorer departs on his fourth and final voyage in May 1502. .... With a fleet 
of five ships, carrying 265 men, Magellan sails in September 1519 from Seville. [DOC] [TLE] Giovanni da Verrazzano Biography Explorer (c. 14851528 ... [PAR] Reports were coming back of riches in the New World, and paired with the idea of 
... be the right man to undertake exploratory voyages

Question: Sailing on behalf of Spain in 1519, this Portuguese explorer's trip proved the Americas were a new world
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan