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1000
Leif Erickson Sponsored by the Country Scandanavia
The first European to land on the coast of North America -
1488
Bartolomeu Dias Sailed for Portugal
He sailed southward to the southern tip of Africa. He called the southern tip the cape of good hope -
1488
Pedro Alvarez Cabral by Country of Portugal
Known for finding the country of Brazil in South America he starts a settlement there in the name of Portugal -
1492
Christopher Colombus Sailed for the Country of Spain
Sailed across the Atlantic ocean and landed in the Bahamas and the Americas. -
1497
Vasco de Gama Sponsored by Portugal
sailed around the southern tip of Africa and found a sea route to Asia. -
1497
John Cabot Sailed for England
Known for being sent to look for the northwest passage to Asia but he landed in modern day Newfoundland -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa Sailed for Portugal
Known for sailing to Panama and discovering the Pacific ocean -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon Sailed for Spain
Known for sailing from Spain and landing in present day Florida in modern day Florida. -
1519
Hernan Cortes sailed for Spain
Known for landing on the east coast of Mexico and conquering the Aztec empire. -
1519
Fransisco Pizzarro Sailed for Spain
Known for being a conquistador and conquering the Inca empire by executing their ruler. -
1520
Ferdinand Megellen sailed for Spain
Known for reaching the Southern tip of South America. -
1524
Giovanni de Verrazano Sailed for France
Sailed fro present day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas -
1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Sailed fro Spain
Was known for being a conquistador and leading an expedition into Florida. -
1535
Jacques Cartier Sailed for France
He sailed up to the St. Lawrence river and thought it led to the Pacific ocean. -
1540
Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado Sailed for Spain
Known for being a conquistador and exploring parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Kansas, and Colorado -
1541
Hernando de Soto
Known for leading an expedition into Florida and crossing the Mississippi river -
1542
Juan Cabrillo Sailed for Spain
Sighted what is now modern day California. -
Henry Hudson Sailed for the Dutch
Hudson was sent to find a passage way through the Americas to the Pacific ocean but ends up finding a river better known today as the Hudson river. -
Henry Hudson Sailed for England
Hudson gets sent to look for a passage to the pacific and he doesn't but he finds a huge bay now known as the Hudson bay -
Louis Joilet and Jacques Marquette Sailed for France
Traveled the Mississippi river by canoe looking for the northwest passage. -
Robert Cavelier de Lasalle Sailed for France
Sailed all the way down the Mississippi river into the Gulf of Mexico and naming it for France.
