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1000
Leif Erickson viking
He was blown off track by a storm and landed in the North Americas. He was the 1st Europen to land in the North Americas. -
1488
Bartolomeu Dias: sailed for the country of Portugal
Sailed southwest from Portugal and made it around the southern tip of Africa. He names the southern tip of Africa. "The cape of good hope". -
1488
Pedro Alvarez Cabral- Sponsered by the country of portugal
he is known for landing in the country of Brazil in south america he starts a settlement there for Portugal. -
1492
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue for Spain
He tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic, landed in the Americas but believed he landed in Asia (even when he died in 1505) -
1497
John Cabot sponsred by england
he was sent to look for the northern sea route to Asia -
1497
Vasco Da Gama: was sponsored by the country of Portugal
Sailed around Africa and to India -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci sailed for spain
He explored the coast of south america -
1513
Vasco Nunez De Balboa- sponsered by the country of Spain
he is known for landing in present day panama and the first european to see the pacific ocean -
1519
Hernan Cortes- sponsored by Spain
Landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico. Within 2 years cortes conquered the Aztec Empire that had ruled the region -
1519
Francisco Pizarro- Sponsored by Spain
He lead an army into the Inca capital in Cuzco, Peru. The Spanish arrested and later executed the Inca ruler -
1520
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for spain
He reached the southernmost tip of South America -
1535
Jacques Cartier sponsered by
he sailed the st Lawrence river hoping it would lead to the pacific -
1542
Giovanni de Varrazano sponsered by france
he explored the coast of north america from present day Nova Soctia down to the carolinas -
henry hudsan sponsered by dutch
he discovered the river that now bears his name