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Nov 30, 1394
Navigator School
Prince Henry opens up a school for navigators and sailors in Portugal -
Period: Nov 30, 1394 to
Eplorers
time between different journeys -
Nov 30, 1488
Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Diaz sailed around the south coast of Africa and up around the east coast. -
Nov 30, 1490
New England
John Cabot claimed coastal lands in Canada and America for England. -
Aug 3, 1492
NEW WORLD
Christopher Columbus sails for Asia but ends up running into a whole other continent -
Nov 30, 1497
Vasco de Gamma
Amerigo Vespucci First european to sail around the south of Africa and reach India -
Nov 30, 1497
America
Explored Coast of north and south america -
Nov 30, 1514
Nunez de Balboa
Crosses th Itmas of Panama -
Nov 30, 1519
All Around The World
Ferdinand Magellan, led first expedition to sail aroud the world -
Nov 30, 1519
Aztec Conquerer
Hernando Cortez conquered the Aztec Empire -
Nov 30, 1522
Inca Conqueror
Francisco Pizzaro Conquered th Incas -
Nov 30, 1534
Jacquez Cartier
Explored the St.Lawrence River -
Nov 30, 1539
Hernan de Soto
Explored most of the southern US -
Nov 30, 1540
Coronado
Francisco explored the south west US -
Hudson
Henry Hudson explored what is now the hudson river and the Hudson bay