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1200
Lief Erickson-Viking
1st European to reach North America -
1487
Bartholomue Dias sailed for pultergul
sailed to the bottom of Afirca and found the Cape of Good Hope.
(bottom of Afirca) -
1492
Christpher Columbus-Spain
Sailed to north america across the atlantic ocean. believed he had to reach asia -
1497
Vasco De Gama sailed to Portugal
1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia -
1498
Christopher Columbus-Spain
His 3rd Voyage to the Americans 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 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-Spain
His 4th and final Voyage to America across the Atlantic ocean. -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa Sailed for Spain
He travels 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
He went looking for the Fountain of Youth in modern day Florida -
1519
Hernando Cortes- Sailed Spain
Went to Central America (modern day Mexico) and conqered the Aztec -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
1st European to circumnavigate the globe. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Accompanied by Estevanico (a slave) and others, explored the North American Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold -
1532
Francisco Pizzaro- Sailed for Spain
He went to south america and conquered the Inca Empire -
1535
Jacques Cartier- Searched for a northwest passage
He was a french explorer that searched for a passage up to the St. Lawrence River to find or navigate the pacific. -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto
Explored Flordia and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
cont in North America Southwest, looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon (in AZ) -
1541
De Soto seaches for gold
De Soto crossed the Mississippi river -
1542
Juan Cabrillo Sailed for Spain
He Explored up from Mexico and goes into modern day California -
1565
Henry Hudson- Sailed for a northwest passage
Explored parts of the Atlantic ocean. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle-
He sailed for the Mississippi River. -
Louis Joliet- Exploring The Mississippi River
Traveled the Mississippi River by canoe. -
Jacques Marquette- Explored the Mississippi River
He also explored the Mississippi River by canoe. -
Christopher Columbus-Spain
His 2nd Voyage to the Americans Across the Atlantic Ocean -
John Cabot- Search for a Northwest Passage
He looked for a northern sea route in asia
