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Leif Erickson
a Norse explorer from Iceland. He is thought to have been the first known European to have set -
1450
Bartolomeu Dias
He was the first to sail to the bottom of Africa -
Period: 1470 to 1501
John Cabot
was an Italian navigator and explorer. he went to the coast of North America under the commission -
Period: 1485 to 1528
Giovanni de Varrazano
he was an Italian explorer who charted the Atlantic coast of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland. -
Period: 1491 to 1557
Jacques Cartier
was a French explorer who was authorize by France's King Francis to lead a voyage -
1492
Christopher Columbus
was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. -
1497
Vasco de gama
was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. -
1512
Amerigo Vespucci
was an Italian merchant, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence -
Period: 1517 to 1534
Martin Luther
he is a German priest he wrote 95 theses protesting the practice of the Catholic church. -
1519
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean -
1520
Pedro Alvares Cabral
a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. -
1521
Ferdinand Magellan
He was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522. -
1528
alvar nunez cabeza de vaca
explored north america southwest looking for 7 cities of gold. -
Period: 1542 to 1564
jaun carbillo
he explores mexico and up towards California. -
Period: 1549 to 1562
hernado de soto
explored Florida and north Carolina and he also discovered the Mississippi river. -
Period: 1580 to
Henry Hudson
he was English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations -
Period: to
Jacques Marquette
a French-American Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement. -
Period: to
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
French explorer in North America, who led an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. -
Period: to
Louis Joliet
a 17th century Canadian explorer who, aided by Native American communities
