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1000
leif eriksson Viking
1st European to reach N. america -
1479
john cabot
landed at the cost of present day Newfoundland -
1487
Bartolomeu Dias sailed for Portugal
Sailed to the bottom of Africa and founded the cape of good hope -
1492
Christopher Columbus
sailed to north america, across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asia -
1493
Christopher Columbus Spain
His second voyage tho the Americas across the Atlantic ocean -
1497
Vasco Da Gama
1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia -
1498
Christopher Columbus Spain
His third voyage tho the Americas across the Atlantic ocean -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci- saild for spain
Sailed along the coast of S. America. he took such good note about the coast the mapmakers were convinced that was not Asia and named the new land "America" in his honor. -
1500
padreo alavres Cabral sailed for Portugal
on his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil south america -
1502
Christopher Columbus Spain
His forth and final voyage tho the Americas across the Atlantic ocean -
1513
Juan Ponce de León sailed for spain
east coast of present day Florida 1513 he was trying to find gold and the fountain of youth. -
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) -
1519
Hernando cortes- sailed spain
Went into Central America (modern day Mexico) conquered the Aztec. -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
1st European to circumnavigate the globe -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano
Explored the coast of northern america from present day nova -
1528
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
part of a Spanish expedition to Florida, 2 of their ships got stuck on an island near present day Texes. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca- Estevanico (slave)
shipwrecked in storm few survive become slaves Estevanico frees them then they look for the 7 cities of gold. -
1532
Francisco Pizarro sailed for spain
He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire. -
1535
Jacques Cartier
traveled up the st lowrance river -
1536
Henry Hudson
found hudson bay -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto
led an expedition to Florida which is now present day south eastern U.S they traveled 3 years and crossed the Mississippi river -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
His travels took him through New Mexico and present day Arizona, they traveled to the west Colorado river which is now present day Kansas they found no gold but found the grand canyon. -
1542
Juan cabrillo sailed for spain
He explorers up from Mexico and goes into modern day California -
Henry Hudson
sent to find the passeg to the Americas -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
traveled through the Mississippi river on canoe. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
sailed all the way to the gulf of mexico
