Ashley, William Henry

Ashley, William Henry (1778?-1838), an American fur trader and explorer, began fur trading in... More >>

Ayllon, Lucas Vasquez de

Ayllon, eyel YAWN, Lucas Vasquez de (1480?-1526), a Spanish colonizer, founded the first European... More >>

Baffin, William

Baffin, William (1584?-1622), was an English navigator and explorer. In 1612, he went to... More >>

Bienville, Sieur de

Bienville, byan VEEL or bee EHN vihl, Sieur de (1680-1768), a French-Canadian explorer and... More >>

Brule, Etienne

Brule, Etienne, broo LAY, ay TYEHN (1592?-1633), a noted French adventurer, was the first... More >>

Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez

Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez, kah BREE yoh, hwahn roh THREE gayth (?-1543), led the first European... More >>

Cadillac, Antoine de Lamothe

Cadillac, Antoine de Lamothe, KAD uh lak, ahn TWAN duh la MAWT (1658-1730), was a French... More >>

Cartier, Jacques

Cartier, Jacques, kahr TYAY, zhahk (1491?-1557), was a French navigator. His explorations... More >>

Champlain, Samuel de

Champlain, sham PLAYN, Samuel de (1570?-1635), was a French explorer who founded the Canadian... More >>

Cibola, Seven Cities of

Cibola, SEE boh lah, Seven Cities of, were seven legendary cities in what is now the Southwestern... More >>

Columbus, Christopher

Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506), was an outstanding navigator and organizer of expeditions. He... More >>

Cook, James

Cook, James (1728-1779), a British naval captain and navigator, was one of the world's greatest... More >>

De Soto, Hernando

De Soto, dih SOH toh, Hernando (1500?-1542), a Spanish explorer, helped to defeat the Inca empire... More >>

Dubuque, Julien

Dubuque, duh BYOOK, Julien (1762-1810), a French-Canadian adventurer, was the first white person... More >>

Duluth, Sieur

Duluth, Sieur, duh LOOTH or doo loot, syur (1636-1710), was a French explorer for whom Duluth,... More >>