early explorers

  • 1000

    leif erickson vikings

    1st European to reach n america
  • 1482

    cristopher columbus sailed to spain

    cristopher columbus sailed to spain
    1st trip sailed to north america even though he thought he was in asia
  • 1488

    Bartolomae dias sailed for Portugal

    Bartolomae dias sailed for Portugal
  • 1489

    Vasco de gama sailed for portugal

    Vasco de gama sailed for portugal
  • 1493

    christopher columbus sailed for spain

    christopher columbus sailed for spain
    his 2nd voyage to the americas across the atlantic ocean
  • 1498

    cristopher columbus sailed to spain

    cristopher columbus sailed to spain
    his 3rd voyage to the americas across the atlantic ocean
  • 1499

    amerigo vespucci sailed for spain

    amerigo vespucci sailed for spain
    sailed along the coast of s. america he took such good notes about the coast that the mapmakers were convinced this was not asia and named the new land america in his honor
  • 1500

    pedro alvares cabral sailed to Portugal

    on his way around africa he went wide and ended up in brazil south america
  • 1502

    christopher columbus sailed for spain

    christopher columbus sailed for spain
    his 4th and final voyage to the americas across the atlantic ocean
  • 1513

    vasco nunez de balboa sailed for spain

    he travels through central america and is the first to see the pacific ocean
  • 1513

    jaun ponce de leon sailed to spain

    explored present day florida looking for the fountain of youth
  • 1519

    hernando cortes sailed towards spain

    a conquidor who explored mexico in 1519 conquered in aztec
  • Period: 1520 to 1522

    ferdinand magellian sailed for spain

    1st european to circumnavigate the globe
  • Period: 1528 to 1536

    alvar nunez cabeza de vaca

    accompianied by estevonsico a slave and others explored the north american looking for 7 cities of gold
  • 1539

    fransisco pizarro sailed to spain

    a conquestador who explored the andes mountains of south america and conquered the inca empire
  • Period: 1539 to 1542

    hernando de soto sailed for spain

    explored florida and north carilina and discovered the mississippie river
  • Period: 1540 to 1542

    fransisco vasquaez de coronada

    in north american southwest looking for cities of gold discovered the grand canyon in az
  • 1542

    juan cabillio sailed for spain

    he explored up from mexico and into modern day california