Early Explores and Sttlers By Sah Silva 1492 Christopher Columbus Discover the Americas 1521 Herman Cortez conquers Aztecs 1533 Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Inca Mar 12, 1584 Queen Elizabeth of England sends Sir Walter Raleigh to the New World to set up a colony Jul 12, 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh sets up colony of "Virginia" 1585 Raleigh sets up colony on Ronoanoke Island 1587 Some settlers stay on Roanoke. The other settler go back to England for supplies 1590 When the explorers return to Roanoke, they found that everyone disappeared
