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1000
lief Erickson
1st Eur peen to reach N america -
1488
Bartolomeu Dias
Portugal southward made it to bottom of Africa -
1488
Giovanni de Varrazano
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1492
Christopher Columbus
sailed for spain -
1493
Christopher Columbus
he sailed -
1497
vasco da gama
he sailed -
1498
Christopher Columbus
his 3rd -
1498
John Cabot
he sailed to the bottom -
1499
America Vespucci- sailed for Spain
sailed along the coast of s america. he took such good notes about the coast the mapmakers were covinceh -
1500
Jacques Cartier
he sailed to the pacific ocean -
1500
pedro alavres cabalmsaild for portugal
on his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil south america -
1502
Christopher Columbus
his 4th and last voyage -
1513
vasco nunez de balbo sailed for spain
he travels thought central america and is the 1st European to see the pacific ocean -
1513
Juan pence d Leon sail for Spain
he went looking for the fountiain youth in modern day floida -
1519
hernado cortes said for spain
went into central america and conquered the Aztec -
1519
ferdinand magellen saided for spain
1st european to circumnavigate the globe -
Period: 1528 to 1536
alvar nunez cabeza de vaca
and others explored the north american southwest looking for 7 cities of gold. -
1532
Francisco Pizarro sailed for Spain
he went to south america conquered the Inca empire -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernandeo de soto spain
explored Florida and north Carolina discovered Mississippi river -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco vasquez de coronado
looking for cities of gold discovered the grand canyon -
1542
Juan cabrillo sail for Spain
he explores up from mexico and goes into modern day California
