Q & A

John Cabot

1. When and where was John Cabot born?
He was born in 1450.
John Cabot was born in Genoa, Italy.

2. How many sons did Cabot have?
Three, Sebastian,Ludovico and Sancto.

3. Where did Cabot die?
John Cabot died at sea


Christopher Columbus

1. When and where was Christopher Columbus born?
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy - maybe Santa Margarita.

2. In what year did Columbus set sail on his first voyage?
1492

3. When did Columbus die?
Columbus died on the 20th of may 1506 in spain.


Sir Francis Drake

1. What year was Sir Francis Drake born?
in February or March of 1540.

2. What nickname did the Spanish traders call Drake?
Greenbeard the Invincible.

3. Where did Drake's life end?
Wayne, New Jersey.


Jacques Cartier

1. When and where was Jacques Cartier born?
Jacques Cartier was born in St. Malo, France on December 31, 1491

2. What ocean did Cartier cross on his first voyage?
Jacques Cartier went to the St. Lawrence river and landed in Canada.

3. Where did Cartier spend his final years?
Canada


Vasco Da Gama

1. When and where was Vasco da Gama born?
1469, Sines, Portugal.

2. How many ships did da Gama take on his second voyage to India?
Vasco da Gama took four ships, including a smaller one, used for keeping the provisions.

3. What important event happened to da Gama in 1524?
He died


Juan Ponce de Leon

1. When and where was Juan Ponce de Leon born?
Juan Ponce De Leon was born in 1474, early historians say he was born in 1460 but evidence says 1474.

2. What official position did de Leon hold in Puerto Rico?
Juan Ponce de Leon returned to Puerto Rico in October 19, 1513 in the ship Santiago.

3. Where was de Leon buried?
Ponce de Leon was burried outside a cathedral in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


Henry Hudson

1. When and where was Henry Hudson born?
1570, England.

2. What natural feature blocked Hudson from completing his first voyage?
King Francis the 1st sponsered him so he could claim more land, but even though Henry Hudson gave that land to him, he named it after himself:The Hudson River and The Hudson Bay.

3. On which voyage did Hudson discover a large bay (which at the time he thought was an ocean)?
Henry Hudson discovered the Hudson River, and the Hudson Bay!


Ferdinand Magellan

1. When and where was Ferdinand Magellan born?
1480, Villa Real, Portugal.