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May 16, 1400
Prince Henry The Navigator
In the early 1400's, Prince Henry was fascinated by all information concerning sailing, navigation, and stronomy. -
May 17, 1485
Giovanni Verazano
Famous for finding the new york harbor, block islands, and narragansett bay. He was also the first european explorer to name the new sites in north america. In 1528, he decided to do one last explore to the bahamas and florida. -
Aug 17, 1487
Bartolomeu Dias
In 1487, Bartolomeu readied ships for a long and hard voyage. For the first time, it was for the first time it was a supply ship with enough water and other goods for an extended trip. -
May 4, 1492
Treaty of Tordesillas
the treaty of Tordesillas was mainly used to clear up the claimed newland confusion between spanish and portugese. -
May 2, 1497
John Cabot
Born in 1450 in italy. Cabot sailed with his ship and and landing in a new world believing that he had landed on the east coast of asia. -
Jun 17, 1497
Vasco da Gama
In 1497, Vasco da Gama led a convoy, or group, or four ships down the Tagus River from Lisbon, Portugal. -
Sep 17, 1497
Amerigo Vespucci
Explored Atlantic coast of south America, 1497- 1504; one of the first to belive he had to reach a new world. -
Jan 1, 1500
pedro cabral
pedro cabral discoverd brazil and then sailed east to india -
May 19, 1504
Hernan Cortez
Was a famous spanish explorer for the march across mexico and his counquering of the aztec empire in mexico. -
May 19, 1506
Pnce de Leon
He was the worlds first spanish explorer. Discovered a near by island called Borinquen. While he was there he foud some gold and eventually left the island. -
May 18, 1509
Francisco Pizzaro
The expaditions purpose was to the land that is now panama. They found panama city and Pizzaro was one of the important people that lived there. -
May 19, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
he was the first european to sight the eastern shore of the pacific ocean -
Mar 13, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
set out with 256 men and five ships to fine a western route to the indies and make spain as rich as portugal -
May 18, 1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca
Through 1528 - to 1536, he explored the florida and the gulf from texas to mexico. -
May 18, 1528
John Davis
He explored the west coast of greenland in search of the northwest passage to asia ing 1528. -
Apr 14, 1531
Jacques Cartier
Went in search of the northwest passage in 1531, the same one that john cabot took. He took 61 crew member and 2 ships and was off to explore for new land. In less than 3 weeks he was sailing down newfoundland. Discovering magdalen and prince edward islands. -
Jun 27, 1542
Juan Rodriguez cabrillo
Led the first european expadition to explore what is now the west coast of the united states. -
May 17, 1577
Sir Francis Drake
Through 1577 to 1580, Sir Francis Drake was the first english man to sail around the world. -
Henry Hudson
Hudson and his son and a few members of his crew sailed from England to Hopewell. He and his crew went past greenland and the north pole. They were trying to have an english trading company so they could trade across the far east of the artic ocean faster. He tried 2 more times but failed and returned back to england. -
christopher columbus
chistopher got support from queen isabela of spain for is plan the enterprise of the indies he had 3 small ships pinta nina and santa maria on chirstmas eve the santa maria ran on a reef and landed on america
