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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus
Christopher Columbus discovered the new worlds in the name of spain. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
John Cabot claims North America for England -
Oct 30, 1501
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci explores the coast of South America -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan is the first to go around the world -
Oct 30, 1519
Alonzo de Pineda
Alonzo de Pineda explores gulf Coast of America -
Oct 30, 1524
Giovanni Verrazano
Giovanni Verrazano discovers New York Bay -
Oct 30, 1528
Panfilo de Narvaez
Panfilo de Narvaez conquers Cuba and explores Florida -
Oct 30, 1528
Alvar Cabeza de Vaca
Alvar Cabeza de Vaca explores Texas, Arizona and New Mexico -
Oct 30, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes and the the St. Lawrence River -
Oct 30, 1539
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto explores south-eastern North America -
Oct 30, 1540
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado explores south-western North America -
Oct 30, 1540
Garcia Lopez de Cardenas
Discovery of the Grand Canyon by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas -
Oct 30, 1541
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado explores Kansas -
Oct 30, 1542
Cabrillo
Cabrillo explores and discovers the Californian coast -
Oct 30, 1542
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers San Diego Bay, California -
Oct 30, 1559
Tristan de Luna
Tristan de Luna explores North America -
Oct 30, 1563
Francisco de Ibarra
Francisco de Ibarra explores New Mexico -
Oct 30, 1576
Sir Martin Frobisher
Sir Martin Frobisher explores Baffin Bay and the Hudson Strait -
Sep 26, 1580
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world -
Walter Raleigh
Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh -
Walter Raleigh's fleet of seven vessels
Walter Raleigh's fleet of seven vessels under Richard Grenville and Ralph Lane, with 108 men, reach Roanoke Island -
Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe
Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe (both in the service of Sir Walter Raleigh) explore the coast of North Carolina -
Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh receives the patent to explore and settle in North America -
Captain John Smith
Captain John Smith explorer and founder of Jamestown -
Hudson
Henry Hudson explores North eastern North America including the Hudson River