[{"n": "García López de Cárdenas", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/garc-a-l-pez-de-c-rdenas/", "s": "First European to see the Grand Canyon."}, {"n": "Gaspar Corte-Real", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/gaspar-corte-real/", "s": "Portuguese explorer who charted Newfoundland in search of a Northwest Passage."}, {"n": "George Vancouver", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/george-vancouver/", "s": "Royal Navy officer who charted the Pacific Northwest coast."}, {"n": "Giovanni da Pian del Carpine", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/giovanni-da-pian-del-carpine/", "s": "Franciscan envoy who reached the Mongol Great Khan's court."}, {"n": "Giovanni da Verrazzano", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/giovanni-da-verrazzano/", "s": "Florentine explorer who mapped North America's Atlantic coast for France."}, {"n": "Gonzalo Pizarro", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/gonzalo-pizarro/", "s": "Spanish conquistador who led a mutiny and was executed."}, {"n": "Hanno the Navigator", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/hanno-the-navigator/", "s": "Carthaginian explorer of the fifth century BC West African coast."}, {"n": "Heinrich Barth", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/heinrich-barth/", "s": "German explorer who meticulously documented African cultures and history."}, {"n": "Henry Morton Stanley", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/henry-morton-stanley/", "s": "Welsh-American explorer who found Livingstone and opened the Congo."}, {"n": "Hernando Pizarro", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/hernando-pizarro/", "s": "Spanish conquistador and the only Pizarro brother to survive Peru."}, {"n": "Hernando de Soto", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/hernando-de-soto/", "s": "Spanish explorer who crossed the Mississippi River."}, {"n": "Himilco", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/himilco/", "s": "Carthaginian explorer of northwestern European coasts."}, {"n": "Humphrey Gilbert", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/humphrey-gilbert/", "s": "English adventurer and pioneer of North American colonization."}, {"n": "Ingólfr Arnarson", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/ing-lfr-arnarson/", "s": "First Norse settler of Iceland, traditionally settled Reykjavík in 874."}, {"n": "Jacob Roggeveen", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/jacob-roggeveen/", "s": "Dutch explorer who discovered Easter Island on Easter Sunday."}, {"n": "Jacques Cartier", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/jacques-cartier/", "s": "French explorer who mapped the St. Lawrence and named Canada."}, {"n": "Jacques Marquette", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/jacques-marquette/", "s": "French Jesuit missionary and explorer of the Mississippi River."}, {"n": "Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/jean-fran-ois-de-galaup-comte-de-lap-rouse/", "s": "French naval officer who led a doomed scientific voyage around the world."}, {"n": "Jean Ribault", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/jean-ribault/", "s": "French Huguenot navigator who founded colonies in Florida."}, {"n": "Jeanne Baret", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/jeanne-baret/", "s": "First woman to circumnavigate the globe, disguised as a man."}, {"n": "Jim Bridger", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/jim-bridger/", "s": "Mountain man, scout, and guide who mapped the Rocky Mountains from memory."}, {"n": "John C. Frémont", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/john-c-fr-mont/", "s": "Explorer, politician, and first Republican presidential nominee."}, {"n": "John Cabot", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/john-cabot/", "s": "Italian navigator who led the first English-sponsored voyage to North America."}, {"n": "John Davis (explorer)", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/john-davis-explorer/", "s": "English explorer who sought the Northwest Passage and discovered the Falkland Islands."}, {"n": "John Franklin", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/john-franklin/", "s": "British Arctic explorer who died on his final Northwest Passage expedition."}, {"n": "John Hanning Speke", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/john-hanning-speke/", "s": "English explorer who first reached Lake Victoria."}, {"n": "John Lloyd Stephens", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/john-lloyd-stephens/", "s": "Explorer, writer, and diplomat who rediscovered Maya civilization."}, {"n": "John Smith (explorer)", "u": "/e/explorers-and-conquistadors/john-smith-explorer/", "s": "English soldier and explorer who helped establish Jamestown."}]