Magellan's discovery of Guam had opened the Micronesian door to the Spanish explorers to the Pacific areas as well as Micronesia. This write up concentrates on the islands in Micronesia in general. The time-line shown below illustrates the years the explorers sighted islands in Micronesia. To view the rest of the explorers, click here.
The Spanish explorers came by different types of ship. The link below will take you to a page that will show you the types of ships that were used back then, their names, and a picture of each type. They come in different shapes and sizes. Click here to see the ships. (The ships were arranged alphabetically.)
The ships that the Spaniards used have many parts and each part a name. In here, you will learn the parts name and where they are. The ship you are about to see is a "Full-Rigged Ship" which have over twenty (20) parts. Click here to view the Full-Rigged Ship.