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Jan 1, 1450
Prince Henry the Navigator
He was the son of the king of Portugal. He set up the first European school for navagators. He never sailed an ocean voyage himself, but he organized a way for others to learn the most skilled way to sail. -
Jan 1, 1473
Bartolomeu Dias
He crossed the equater. He redied ships for a long voyage. For the first time, there was a supply ship with enough food and water for an extended trip. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to support his plan, the enterprise of the Indies. He was the son of a weaver and a skilled navagator. He was educated enough that he thought the world was round not flat. -
Jan 1, 1493
Treaty of Tordesillas
Spanish monarchs were scared that Portugal would take Spain the riches Colombus had discovered. People asked Pope Alexander VI for help. The Pope drew an imaginary line called Papal Line of Demarcation. The line was from the North Pole to the South Pole. -
Jan 1, 1497
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo explored the coast of South America. He was one of the first to believe he had reached a new world. He was well educated. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
He was a Italian navagator and explorer. He discovered parts of North America. He went on three voyages. -
Jul 10, 1497
Vasco de Gama
He led a convoy, or a group of four ships down the Tagus River from Lisbon, Portugal. He had orders from the king tp "proclaim the Christian faith" and to "wrest kingdoms and new states from the hands of the barbarians." -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Cabral
October 10 King John the second of Portugal appoints him as leader for the sail to the Indies. He was the son from a noble Portuguese family. He was well educated as befitted his status and would have languages, physics, gemoetry, mathematics, and lastly astronomy. -
Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was appointed supreme commander of the colony but Encisco levelled charges of usurpationagainst Balboa. His main Career was Spanish Conquistador and Explorer. -
Apr 2, 1513
Ponce de Leon
He sailed north from the island of Puetro Rico to explore Florida. He was really going sailling to find a island that he heard was rich in treasure. He named Florida, " De Florida" (Feast of Flowers). -
Mar 13, 1519
Hernan Cortez
He lands in Mexico and suppresses the town of Tabasco. He establishes the town of La Villa Rica De la Verz Cruz. He then hears about the Aztec's Empire and marches his troops inland to the land of the Aztecs. -
Mar 22, 1519
Ferdinard Magellan
He convinces King Charles I of Spain to support his voyage to the Spice Islands and the King promises him 1/5 of the profits from the voyae there. He also came from a wealthy family who had strong connections with the Portuguese court. -
Jan 3, 1526
Giovanni Verrazano
His main reason for exploring was because the King of france, at the time, wanted to claim new land. He also wanted to find a northwestern sea passage to China and to capture a lot of Spanish ships. -
Jan 1, 1527
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Alvar was a Spanish explorer. He explored Florida and the Gulf region from Texas to Mexico. During his expedition, on April 15, 1528, he and three other men were survivors out of 600 men. -
Jan 1, 1529
Franciso Pizzaro
Explored the South of Columbia as far as Equador reaching Peru. Charles of Spain grants him permission to make further expedition given the title Fovernor and Captain General which carried absolute authority in all the terriortys he might discover. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier
He was a French explorer. He founded Canada. He was the first European to read a map. -
Jan 1, 1542
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
He was from Spain. He also explored the Pacific coast to Drake's bay near San Francisco in 1542. His nationality weas Spanish. His lifespan was from 1499 to 1543. His man career was a Spanish Conquistador and Explorer. He is most famous as the first European explorer to navigate the coast of present day Californa. -
Jan 2, 1570
Sir Francis Drake
He was the first Englishman to sail around the world. He was also the oldest of 12 sons. He was famous as a seaman, explorer and a pirate, sailing around the World, rading the Spanish and helping to defeat the Spanish Armada. -
John Davis
John was a English explorer. The explored the west coast of Greenland. He searched Greenland for a pathway to Asia. -
Henry Hudson
Henry reached Greenland with only 20 crew members. His nationality was English. He also only lived from 1565 to 1611. His main carreer was Explorer and Navigator. He was lastly famous for his voyages of exploration for the Muscovy Comany and the discovering for the Hudson River.
