Early Explorer's

Leif Erikson-Norway

1000

He is thought to have been the first known European to have set foot on continental North America,

John Cabot - Italian, Venetian

1407

John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England

pedro alvares cabral - Portuguese

1467

In 1500 Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal.

Bartolomeu Dias - Portuguese

Feb 4, 1488

Bartolomeu Dias (c. 1450-1500) became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia.

Early Explorer's

Period: 1492 to 1900

History

Christopher Columbus-span

Oct 12, 1492

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean

Juan ponce de Leon - Spanish

1493

Juan Ponce de León, commonly known as Ponce de León, was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico. He was born in Santervás de Campos,

Vasco da Gama - Portuguese

Jul 1, 1497

Is a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea

Amerigo Vespucci - Spain

1499

Between 1497 and 1504, Vespucci participated in at least two voyages of the Age of Discovery

giovanni de varrazano - Italian

1506

He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick in 1524

vasco nunez de balboa - Spanish

1513

He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513,

Francisco Pizarro - spain

1513

Francisco Pizarro González was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru. Born in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family, Pizarro chose to pursue fortune and adventure in the New World.

hernen cortes - Spain

1518

Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.

Ferdinand Magellan -Portuguese

1519

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522

alvar nunes cabezade vaca - Spanish

1527

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition.

Jacques Cartier - french

1534

Jacques Cartier was a French-Breton maritime explorer who claimed what is now Canada for the Kingdom of France.

hernando de soto - spain

1538

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula.

francisco vasquez de coronado - new spain

1540

Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico to present-day Kansas through parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542.

Juan Cabrillo - Portuguese

Jun 27, 1542

He was the first European to explore present-day California, navigating along the coast of California in 1542–1543.

henry hudson - Muscovy Company

1607

Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century

Lous Juliet and Jacques Marquette - canada

1673

Jacques Marquette was born in Laon, France, on June 1, 1637. He joined the Society of Jesus at age 17 and became a Jesuit missionary. He founded missions in present-day Michigan and later joined explorer Louis Joliet on an expedition to discover and map the Mississippi River.

robert caylier de la salle - french

Jul 24, 1684

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico.