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Jan 1, 1450
Prince Henry the Navigator
Born in 1394, this Portuguese Explorer had sponsored expiditions of the discovery in the Atlantic Ocean to the western coast of Africa. He died in 1460 afterwards. -
Jan 1, 1471
Francisco Pizzaro
pizzaro was born in the town of trujillo.he was born in in either 1471,1475 or 1478. he was son of Gonzalo.on 13 febuary 1502, sailed from spain with nwoly appointed Govener of kispniola, he had a leat of 30 ships and a crew of 2500 men. -
Jan 1, 1473
Bartolomeu Dias
He had crossed the equator in 1473. Europeans finally discovered that the equator did not make the sea boil. Gradually and carefully, Portuguese explorers made their way south along the African coast. -
Jan 1, 1485
Giovanni Verrazano
he was an italian explore of north America, in the service of the french crown. -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Was the son of a weaver. Also a skilled navagator from Genoa. He believed the world was round and not flat. He thought he could reach Asia by going west. He tried for eight years to get many different rulers to finance his expidition. Finally in 1492, Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to support the plan. -
Jan 1, 1493
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Spanish monarchs werre worried that Portugal might try to steal the riches that Columbus discovered.Pope Alexander VI then drew an imaginary line from the South to North Pole. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
Was an Italian navagator. He set sail with a small amount of men.He explored the coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco da Gama
He was born in 1469. His first voyage took place on July 8th, 1497. He led a fleet of four ships with a crew of 170 men from Lisbon. He traveled around Africa to India and back which was greater than the distance around the equator. He later died on December 24, 1524. -
Jan 1, 1500
pedro Cabral
he claims brazil for portugal in 1500 AD -
Jan 1, 1500
ponce de leon
in 1513 ponce set sail from nkorth form puerto rico to explore florida. -
Jan 1, 1500
sir francis drake
he was the first english to sail around the world. -
May 17, 1504
Amerigo Vespucci
One of the first to believe he had reached a new world. He explored the Atlantic Coast of South America. -
Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
In 1513 he crossed the isthmus of Panama. In the process, he became the first Europeans to see the Great South Sea. This is the an amazng accomplishment. -
Jan 1, 1519
ferdinand magellan
in 1519 magellan set sail with five ships and a crew of 256 men. he set sail heading to spain to help them find a route to the indies. -
Jan 1, 1519
Hernando Cortez
He was an invader of Mexico from 1519 to 1521. He had the help of smallpox and guns. With all of this he defeated the Aztec King, Montezuma, and his empire. Cortez took a large amount of gold back to Spain. -
Jan 1, 1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
He had set sail in 1528 to 1536. He explored the Gulf region. This took him from Texas to Mexico. -
May 18, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Sailed up the St.Lawrence River. This led him to as far as, what is today, Montreal. This gave the French a claim to eastern France. -
Jan 1, 1540
Juan Rodriguez
in 1540 his fleat sailed from El Savador and reached nacidad mexico on Christmas day. -
Jan 1, 1560
Henry Hudson
was an english sea explore andnavigator in the 17th century. he explored the area of what is now known as New York City. -
John Davis
Carefullly ploted geographic details. He narrwly escaped destruction from treachery at Achin in Sumarta. He also went on to explore Greenland during this date. He was sailing to it and found the shore.
