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Jan 1, 1450
Prince herry the navigator
Henry set up the first European school for navigators, and discovered the gold post Cape Verde. -
Jan 1, 1467
Pedro Cabral
King john 2 of portugal appionts Pedro leader of an expedition to sail for the Indies following the success of the Portuguese explores Chrispher Columus, Vasco de Gama and Bartolomeu Dias. -
Jan 1, 1473
Bartolomeu Dias
Dias redies the ships for a long, hard voyage, and for the first time they had a ship with supplies like fresh food and water for their extended trip. Strong inds blew him southward. Andnwhere he landed he called it the Cape of Storms. Then the king of Portugal later renamed it the cape Good hope. -
Jan 1, 1475
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
He was the first European to see the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean, on Sep. 13,1514. He accomplished his feat after an arduous trek through thr jungles of what ia now Panama. -
Jan 1, 1478
Francisco Pizzaro
He was born in 1478. he made his first expedition on his own to find a rumored civilization called the Incas.Pizarro's first mate was a good friend, his name was Diego de Almagro. They sailed down the coast of western South America. There they went inland a little ways and found evidence of the Incase and gold. Then he returned to Panama with the news. The whole expedition took one year. -
Jan 1, 1483
Hernan Cortez
He studied law and then gave up to seek his fortune in the new world. he went to the island of Santo Domigo in 1504. Then he took part of a quest in Cuba in 1511. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
He believed the world was round and not flat so he believed he could reach Asia by sailing west. He tried 8 years to convince rukers from diffirent nations to finance a expedition. All them turned him down but i n1492 Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to support him. In 1492 he set sail. In 1493 he sailed back to Spain after sailing mounths around the Buhamas. -
Jan 1, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Agreed upon the Spanish and Portuguese to clear up confusion on newly cleared land. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama
he led a convo, or a group, of four ships down the Tagus river form Lisbon, Portugal. He had full orders from the king to "proclaime the christian faith" and to "wrest kindoms and new states from the hands of the barbarians. His ship finally landed in the destanition spot in 1499 -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
Went on his first voyage in 1497. Sailed form England to Cannada. Died in 1498. He disapeared. -
Jan 1, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci went on his 1st voyage in the Amazon River. That trip lasted about 1 mounth. He also sailed under the Portuguese flag in 1501. He later died in 1512 while in
Spain at the age of 58.
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Jan 1, 1500
Ponce de leon
he became the first Puerto Rican governor after avoiding the island oin 1508. The islan was later named Puerto Rico meaning rich port. he left spain for the search of the fountain of youth. -
Jan 1, 1517
Ferdinand Magella
He wanted Spain to be as wealthy as Portugal. He commanded a fleet of 5 ships and a crew of 256 people. The voyage was a great accomplishment. Since he sailed all the way around the world he proved that the earth is round. It also proved that Chrispher Columbus did not land in Asia but in the Amercians. -
Jan 1, 1519
Juan Rodirguez Cabrillo
was born in 1499. Married Beatriz Sanchez de Ortega in 1532. returned to Guatemala and had 2 sons. Became the leading citizen of Santiago in 1530. -
Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni Verrazano
First voyage was in 1524 on the voyage of Discovery of a new world. He was the first European to enter New York. Discovered Manhattan. Died in 1528. -
Jan 1, 1528
Alvar Nunex Cabeza de Vaca
In 1528 he reached what is now Tampa Bay Florida. He got inprisoned then he got deported to Spain. Then he had to go to Africa for service. -
Jan 1, 1532
Jacques Cartier
Was born in 1491 and died in 1557. He went on his first real voyage in 1532. He and Giovanni went on the voyage Discovery to the new world to take the catholic religon to the heathen natives. -
Jan 1, 1553
Sir Francis Drake
Went on his first voyage at the age of 13 in 1553. Was born in 1540. He was the navigator of a small merchant ship. Died in 1596. -
John Davis
He went on his first voyage on 1583. He died of burder on 12/29/1605. Was an English navigator. Was born in 1550. Made several voyages with Andrian Gilbert. -
Henry Hudson
1565-1611 was the life span of Henry Hudson. 1607 he was picked to go on the voyage discover a passage by the north pole to Japan and China. He was muntinized and sent on a boat with 8 loyal crew memebers and his son. Henry Hudson was never herd of again or found after that.
