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1000
lefaricson from scandinavia
the first euripien to land on the coast of the americas -
1488
Bartholemule dies sailed for the country pf portuglr
sailed south and made it to the tip of africa he called it the cape of good hope -
1488
pedro alvretrez from portugal
found brazzil -
1489
bas go dagama sailed for portrugle
bas go dagma sailed south past the cape of good hope and sailed to asia -
1492
christofer columbos from spain
he saild west in hopes of finding asia but insted found the americas -
1497
jhon cabot
was sent by spain to look for a north east trade route -
1499
amerigo vespuchi
found that south america is a compleate diffrent contenent from asia -
1513
vasco nunez de balboa from spain
found the pacific -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
landed on the east coast of florida in search for the foutan of youth -
1519
herman cortez
was a concustidor for spain in 1519 -
1522
ferdinan magellan fromportugal
named a part of the ocean the pacific -
1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
was part of an expodition on florida for riches -
1535
Jacques Cartier
sailed up the Lawrence river hopeing it would lead to the paciffic but he doid not just make it to the paccific he also dicoverd a moutan peek -
1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
a concuestidor in search of the seven cities of gold -
1541
Hernando de Soto
was a part of an expodition to florida i=following tails of gold -
1542
Giovanni de Varrazano
was also sent to find a northern route -
1542
Juan Cabrillo
first dicoverd california -
Henry Hudson
was sent by the dutch to find a path through the americas -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
travled the missiissipp river in hopes to find presius metals and the northwest passage -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
followed the mississipp river all the way to the gulf of mexico to claim land for spain and called it luisiona -
Francisco Pizarro
led in army and took over the inca empier
