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1000
Leif Erikson- Viking
1st European to reach America -
1487
Bartolomeu Dias sailed for Portugal
Sailed to the bottom of Africa -
1492
Christopher Columbus- Sailed for Spain
1st trip sailed to North America. believed he reached Asia. -
1493
Christopher Columbus- Sailed for Spain
2nd trip to the Americas. -
1497
Vasco De Gama sailed for Portugal
1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia. -
1498
Christopher Columbus- Sailed for Spain
3rd trip to the Americas -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci- sailed for Spain
Sailed along coast of S. America. He took really good and detailed notes. -
1500
Pedro Alavres Cabral- Sailed for Portugal
Ended up in Brazil when traveling West. -
1502
Christopher Columbus- Sailed for Spain
4th trip to the Americas. -
1513
Vesco Nunez De Balboa- Sailed for spain.
On his voyage he saw the Pacific Ocean. -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon- Sailed for Spain.
explored modern day Floridia looking for "fountain of youth". -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan- Sailed for Spain
1st to circumnavigate the globe. -
1519
Hernando Cortes- Sailed for Spain
Explored Mexico and conquered the Aztec -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Sotos
Discovered Mississippi River. -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Looking for cities of gold, found Grand Canyon in AZ. -
1542
Juan Cabrillo- Spain
Discovered California from Mexico
