Discoverers

Listed below are some links to several excellent general information sites about the Age of Discovery. Click on the "More" link to get info on other specific people. Or do a search in Google for some good Web sites.

Catholic Encyclopedia Online
Click on the appropriate alphabet letter to find your explorer. Or type the name in the search box.

Discoverers by Alphabet
If you can spell the name, you find the info!

Discoverer's Web
Fantastic site. Scroll through the site carefully, there is something here for everyone. You just need to know the time period of your explorer and where he explored.

The Conquistadors
A page from PBS with information about North America, Mexico, Peru and Amazonia. The page is still under construction.

How Explorers Died
Exploration is a risky business!

Homework Page
Brief information on explorers and links to other sites. Take time to look, there is a lot of info available here.

More Links
Here are a few more sites for specific explorers and other important people.