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Mapping History

The Conquistadors in Central America


Activities:
1. Colour each Central
American country a different
colour.
2. Which conquistador explored
Florida?
............................................
3. Which conquistador explored
Panama?
............................................
4. When did Antonio De Berrio
explore Trinidad?
............................................
5. When did Hernandez De
Cordoba explore
Nicaragua? .........................
6. Use the scale to estimate the
distance between:
(a) Mexico City and Guatemala
City .........kms
(b) Tegucigalpa and Havana
..................... kms
(c) Managua and Bogatá
..................... kms
7. Use the internet to draw a
line marking where 3 of these
conquistadors travelled.
The Conquistadors in Central America
Ponce De Leon 1519
FLORIDA ATLANTIC OCEAN
GULF OF
Diego Velasquez 1511-14
MEXICO Havana HISPANIOLA
Francisco de Montejo Nicholas De Ovando
YUCATAN San Juan
MEXICO CUBA PUERTO RICO
Mexico City •
Ponce De Leon 1508
Hernan Cortes 1519-27
HONDURAS
Christobal De Olid 1524-25
CARIBBEAN
Pedro De Alvarado 1524-27
Tegucigalpa
SEAAntonio De Berrio 1592
Hernandez De Cordoba 1524
City
GUATEMALA
Guatemala City NICARAGUA
Managua
Caracas
EL SALVADOR TRINIDAD
PACIFIC San Salvador
VENEZUELA
OCEAN City
COSTA RICA
San Jose Bogotá
PANAMA Alonso De Ojeda 1510
Nunez De Balboa 1513 Panama City
City
COLOMBIA
The Conquistadors in Central America

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