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Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
Henry set up the first European School for navigators in Sagres Portugal. Prince Henry was fasinated by all the the informstion about sailing and atronomy -
Jan 1, 1450
Bartolomeu Dias
The cape of good hope was first called the Cape of Storms by Bartolomeu diaz but then Knig John the second changed it into cape cod of good hope so that the other sailor would not be affaid to go there. -
Jan 1, 1451
Christopher Coloumbus
He was an italian explorer who realized that the world was round and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 -
May 20, 1455
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
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Jan 1, 1460
Vasco de Gama
Vasco de Gama led an expedition at the end of the 15th century that opend up the sea route to indea -
Jan 1, 1460
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon was the first Spainsh Explorer to Arrive in Florida. Early Spanish explorers were known as conquistadors. -
Jan 1, 1467
Pedro Cabral
Pedro Cabral was a Portugese nobleman, explorer, and navigator who discoverdvBrazil on apri 22, 1500 -
Jan 1, 1475
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Balboa was a Spainish conquistador and explorer who was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513. -
Jan 1, 1480
Ferdinand Magellen
He was a Portuguese sea captain who led the five spainsh ships around the world. -
Jan 1, 1485
Hernan Cortes
Hernan was a Spanish Explorer who is famous mainly for his march across Mexico and his march across Mexico and Counquering of the Aztecs Empire in Mexico. -
May 21, 1488
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
He was part of the royal expidition.It was prudent to keep the land and sea together.They thought there were other spanirds in Mexico.In fact it was 1500 miles between them.The men were starving, wounded and sick. -
May 20, 1493
Treaty of TORDESILLAS
Spanish monarchs were worried that Portugal might try to take from span. Spain was to have the non-Chrisatn ands west of the line.The portuguese however did not like the way the lands were divided. -
May 17, 1497
Amerigo Vespucci
He was born in spain he explored Atlantic coast of south america and one of the first to believe he had reached a new world -
May 18, 1497
John Cabot
1497 cabot set sail with his men.Explored the coast of Newfoundland.In 1523 they hired a new Navigatoir. -
May 23, 1500
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Led the first expiditionm for Europe.Three months later he arrived at a very good poirt. Cabrillo had to go back to Mexico and he died later. -
May 19, 1523
Giovanni Verrazano
He sailed along the atlantic coast. He was hired by the French.He was another Italian navigator. He went from North Carolina to New York -
May 19, 1525
Jaques Cartier
sent up the saint lawrence river. as far as present day Montreal.Gave the right to eastern Canada. -
Jan 1, 1531
Fransico Pizarro
Pizarro left Spain for the New World in the wake of early
discoverys. Pizarro is a Conquer without a conquest but later he went into a partnership with another adventurer, Diego de Almagro and priest, Luque. This combination Finaced and led several voyages of reconnaissance. -
May 18, 1534
Sir Francis drake
He was Catholic. Wanted all french people to support the roman Catholic church. In 1598 he was killed -
May 21, 1550
John Davis
In 1558 he went on his first expiditon. This encountering ice bound east of Green land.Discovered Falkland islands. Accompanied the Ducth expiditon. On his journey he was killed by japeness pirates. -
Henrey Huudoson
Explored the husdon river. Sailed to what is today New york Albunay. e He set out on a second voyage He became lost in a storm. He was never seen again.Nevertheless ,first voyage gave the Dutch thier clam to America.
