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1000
Lief Erickson- Vikings
1st European to reach N. America -
1487
Bartolomeu Dias sailed for Portugal
Sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope(bottom of Africa) -
1492
Christopher Columbus - Spain
sailed to North America across the Atlantic Ocean believed he has reached Asia -
1497
Vasco De Gama sailed for Portugal
1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia -
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 land America in his honor -
1500
Pedro Alavers 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 Leon- Sailed for Spain
He went looking for the Fountain of Youth in modern day Florida -
1519
Hernando Cortes - Sailed for Spain
Went into Central America (modern day Mexico) and conquared the Aztaec -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
1st European to circumnavigated the globe. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
accompanied by Estevanice(a slave) and others explored the North America South west looking for 7 cities of gold -
1532
Francisco Pizzarco- Sailed for Spain
He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto
explored Florida 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 -
1542
Juan Cabrillo Sailed for Spain
He explored up from Mexico and goes into modern day California
