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1000
Leif Eriksson sailed for vikings
First European to reach N. America. -
1488
Bartolomeu Diez sailed for Portugal.
Discovered the southern tip of Africa. -
1492
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
Tried to sail to Asia but sailed to America but thought he was is Asia. -
1492
The search for new trade routes
Christopher Columbus led 90 sailors in three ships on a voyage into the unknown. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus left
Columbus spotted an island and left his ship "Santa Maria" and went ashore. -
1493
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
His second voyage across the Atlantic ocean to America. -
1497
John Cabot sailed for England
Sailed to Canada, commanding the small ship called "Matthew." Landed near Labrador, Newfoundland, or Cape Brown Island. -
1497
Vasco Da Gama sailed for Portugal.
Sailed all around Africa and all the way to India. Winning the European race for a sea route to Asia. -
1498
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
His third voyage across the Atlantic ocean. -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci - Sailed for Spain
Sailed along the coast of S. America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land "America" in his honor. -
1500
Pedro Alavres Cabral sailed for Portugal
On his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil, South America. -
1502
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
His Fourth voyage across the Atlantic ocean. -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for Spain
HE travles through central America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean (Largest ocean on earth) -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain.
Explored present-day Florida looking for the fountain of Youth. -
1517
Martin Luther sailed for Spain
German priest, wrote 95 theses protesting the practices of the Catholic Church, Lead religious reform movement called the Protestant Reformation. -
1519
Hernan Cortes sailed for Spain
A conquistador who explored Mexico in 1519. Conquered the Aztec -
Period: 1520 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
1st European to circumnavigate the globe. -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano sailed for
Was and Italian navigator who explored the northeast coast of North America from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Maine. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca sailed for Spain
Accompanied by Estevanico (A slave) and others, explored the North America Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold. -
1532
Franciso Pizarro sailed for Spain
A conquistador who explored the Andes Mountains of South America and conquered the Inca Empire. -
1534
Jacques Cartier sailed for France
He was a french explorer who led three expeditions to Canada looking for a route to the pacific through North America but didn't find one. -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto sailed for Spain
Explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River. -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez de Coloronado sailded for Spain
Cont. in North American Southwest, looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Cayon (in AZ) -
1542
Juan Cabrillo sailed for Spain
He explores up from Mexico and goes into modern day California. -
Henry Hudson sailed for England pt.1
Sailed to Spitsbergen and discovered Jan Mayen Island. -
Henry Hudson sailed for England pt.2
Sailed through the Hudson Strait and into Hudson Bay in a mutiny. -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
Founders of the Mississippi river. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle sailed for
The first European to travel the length of the Mississippi River. His mission was to explore and establish fur-trade routes along the river.
