The Atlantic World

By sophomore10
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Search For a New Land

    Search For a New Land
    The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria sailed on August 3 1492 in search for a new ruit to Asia and its riches.
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Spotted Land

    Spotted Land
    Christopher Columbus and his crewship spotted land an island in the Caribbean thinking it was India. They were sailing in the Pinta.
  • Sep 7, 1500

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Amerigo Vespucci
    Americo Vespucci not as part of Asia but a new land. America was named after him.
  • Dec 9, 1500

    Pedro Alvares

    Pedro Alvares
    Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral reached the shores of modern day Brazil and claimed as own.
  • Dec 9, 1513

    Juan Ponce De Leon

    Juan Ponce De Leon
    Ponce De Leon claimed modern day florida as his own.
  • Jan 5, 1519

    Conquistadores

    Conquistadores
    Spanish conquistadores led by Hernando Cortes settled in mexico looking to claim land.
  • Nov 12, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan
    Magellan led and exploration with 250 men.
  • Aug 12, 1520

    Vasco nunes

    nunes became the first european to gaze at the atlantic ocean.
  • Oct 9, 1522

    Returning Home

    Returning Home
    Magellans crew returned back to spain. but without him he died, and only 18 men arrived back. They were the first to sail accros the world.
  • Jan 1, 1532

    Francisco Pizzarro

    He concered the Ican empire.