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lief Erickson
1st European to reach N. America -
1487
Bartolomeu Dias sailed for Portugal
Sailed to the bottom of the Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope (Bottom of Africa) -
1492
Christopher Columbus- sailed for Spain
1st trip sailed to North America, across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asia. -
1493
Christopher Columbus- sailed for Spain
His 2nd Voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic Ocean. -
1497
Vasco De Gama sailed for Portugal
1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia. -
1498
Christopher Columbus- sailed for Spain
His 3rd Voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic Ocean. -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci-sailed for Spain
Sailed along the coast of South America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land "America" 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 -
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 lean sailed for sapin
H went looking for the Fountain of Youth in Modern day florda -
1519
Hermando Cortes - sailed Spain
Went into Central America (modern day Mexico)and conquered the Aztec. -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
1st European to circumnavigate the globe. -
Period: 1528 to 1538
Alver Nunez Cabese de Vaca
accomplishes by estevanico (a slave) and others explored the North AMerican southwest lookingf for 7 cityes of gold -
1532
Francisco Pizzaro - sailed for spain
He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire. -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto sailed for Spain
explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez de coronado
cont. in North American southwest looking for cities of gold discovered the grand Canyon -
1542
Juan Cabrilllo sailed for spain
he explores up from Mexico and goes into modern day California -
Henry Hudson
Hudson and his crew landed on the shores of Delaware Bay. The native people offered goods for trade. -
Father Jacques Marquette
located the great Mississippi river. They hoped to find that the river led to the Pacific Ocean.