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Jan 1, 1450
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry was the son of the king of Portugal. Prince Henry also became eager for Portuguese sailors to explor the west coast of Africa. He also hoped they would find a new route to the far east. He saw this as a way to extend Portugal's trade and power. In the early 1400's, Henry set up the first European school for navigators and Sagers, Portugal. Henry worked with others to design and build better ships. The result was the Portuguese carval. That is about Prince Henry the Navigator. -
Jan 1, 1473
Bartolomeu Dias
Eurpeons descovered that the sea did not boil and was not the home of the great monsters as had once believed. Carefully, Portugese explorers made their way south alonh the African coast. In 1497, Bartolomeu Dias readied ships for a long, hard voyage. This was the first time the ship supply had enough water and food. Strong winds blew him southward. Dias went to reach the east coast but he didnt relized his ship got blown off course. Thats about Bartolomeu Dias. -
Jan 1, 1474
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon was the first governor for Puerto Rico, then voulenteered to go on the second voyage with Christopher Columbus. Then in april set sail to go find new lands. Then 1513 he discovered the Gulf Stream. This is about Ponce de Leon. -
Jan 1, 1485
Hernan Cortez
Hernan's nickname was the killer. He became very wealthy after he founded New Spain. The he decided to take 10 ships, and alot of people to go to fight. That is about Hernan. -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
He set sail in August of 1492, he went with three ships their names were, Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria, and a crew of about 90 sailors. They urged the captian to turn back, when he refused, they threatened mutiny, or an overthrow of officers. Then Columbus promised to turn around in three days if they couldn't see land. Then they spotted land the second day, In january of 1492 the Nina headed back to spain. He was called a hero when he got back to spain. -
Jan 1, 1493
Treaty of Torsedillas
The Spanish Monarchs were worried that Portugal might try to take from Spain the riches Columbus had discovered. So they asked Alexander VI for help. 1493, the Pope drew a papal line of demaracation, or imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole, some 300 miles, or 400 km, west of the Azores Islands. -
Jan 1, 1497
Amerigo Vespucci
The country that Vespucci was in is Spain and Portugal. He explored the Atlantic Coast of South America. One of the first to believe he had reached a new world. he explored in 1497-1504. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
English merchants persuaded thier king to send John Cabot, an Italian navigator, to the Far East by th northwest route. In 1497, Cabot sailed with a bunch of men. He explored the coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and established claims for England in the Americas. -
Jun 21, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Vasco led a convoy, or group, of four ships down the Tasgus River from Lisbon, Portugal. Dias, in fact, accompanied da Gama as far as Cape Verde. Da Gama had orders from the king to "proclaimed the Christian faith" and to "wrest kingdoms and new states from the hands of the Barbarians." Many of the crew were sick. Their water smelled, and their food was spoiling. Sailing north along the east coast of Africa toward the island of Mozambique. The island was a Muslim trading center. -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Cabral
Discoverd Brazil and sailed east in 1500-1501. -
Jan 1, 1502
Franciso Pizzaro
In Feb. of 1502 he saild towards the west indies, which is now Hati, with 2, 500 colonst on a 30 ships fleet. To live with his fathers brother. He had many voyages that he went on and many were in the south. He also founded Lima in Peru. He did many things in his life time. -
Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez da Balboa
First European to sight eastern shore of Pacific Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1517
Ferdinand Magellan
Offered to find spain and Indies route and the spanish king accepted the offer. He wanted spain to be wealthy like Portugal. In 1519 he set sail for spain. He demamned and fleet of 5 ships and 256 crew members. From the strait, Magellan sailed on into the Great South Sea, then he renamed it the Pacific Ocean from the spanish word pacifico, which means peacful. That is about Ferdinand. -
May 17, 1523
Giovanni Verrazano
Verrazano was hired by the French. He was another Italian navigator, to find a northwest passage. Sailed along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to New York. -
May 19, 1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Alvars Country was Spain. He explored Florida and Gulf region from Texas to Mexico, 1528-36. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Was a French navigator. Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River as far as present-day Montreal. This gave the French a claim to eastern Canada. -
May 18, 1542
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Cabrillo was in the country Spain. He explored Pacific Coast to Drake's Bay near San Fransico,1542. -
Jan 1, 1577
Sir Francis Drake
The country he was in is England. Drake was the firdt english man to sail around the world in 1577-80. -
John Davis
Davis country was in england. He explored the west coast of Greenland in search of northwest passageto Asia, 1585 -
Henry Hudson
The Dutch sent Henry Hudson, an English navigator to locate the passage. He explored the Hudson River and sailed to what is today Albany, New York. In 1610 he set out to be on the second voyage. He became lost in a strong storm and was never found or seen again. Nevertheless, his first voyage gave the Dutch claim to Americas!
