Early Explores

  • leif Ericsson
    Aug 3, 1000

    leif Ericsson

    He was the first person to reach America from Europe under the King and Queen of Spain
  • Prince Henry the Navigator
    Jan 1, 1419

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    Henry is know to have done a great deal of exploration alongside the West Coast of Africa
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Jun 26, 1471

    Francisco Pizarro

    He was a conquistador who explored the Andes Mountains of South America. He also conquered the in a empire.
  • Christopher Columbus
    1492

    Christopher Columbus

    "discovered" america
  • John Cabot
    May 1, 1497

    John Cabot

    He sailed for the English in search for a passage to the pacific oceans along the coast of Canada and Newfoundland.
  • Vasco da Gama
    May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama

    first person to sail directly from Europe to India
  • Bartholomew Dias
    1500

    Bartholomew Dias

    was the first European mariner to sail around the southern tip of Africa
  • Vespucci
    Jan 1, 1501

    Vespucci

    america was named for Amerigo Vespucci who saild to South America in 1501
  • Vasco nunez de balboa
    1513

    Vasco nunez de balboa

    crossed central america to discover the pacific
  • Juan Ponce de Leon
    Apr 1, 1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon

    He explored present day Florida. Was looking for the "Fountain of Youth"
  • Ferdinand Magellan
    1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    had a expedition in 1519 that circumnavigated the world
  • Hernado Cortes
    Jan 1, 1519

    Hernado Cortes

    He was a Conquistador who explored mexico in 1519. He conquered the Aztec with technology, animals and disease
  • Jacques Cartier
    Apr 20, 1534

    Jacques Cartier

    He sailed down the Saint Lawrence river all the way to present day Montreal. He also claimed land for France
  • Hernando de Soto
    Mar 8, 1541

    Hernando de Soto

    His expedition became the first Europeans to see the Might Mississippi River and cross it. He and team explored most of South half of the Modern US.
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Jun 26, 1541

    Francisco Pizarro

    He was a conquistador who explored the Andes mountains of South America. And he conquered the Inca Empire
  • Jaun Cabrillo
    Sep 28, 1542

    Jaun Cabrillo

    He was an Iberian maritime explorer, he is best knows for the investigation of the west coast or North America on the behalf of the Spanish empire. He also mapped the east cost.
  • Francisco vasquez de coronado
    Sep 22, 1554

    Francisco vasquez de coronado

    He explored the North American in the southwest. He was also looking for the 7 city's of gold. And he discovered the Grand Canon
  • Alvar Neues Cabeza de Vaca
    Jan 1, 1572

    Alvar Neues Cabeza de Vaca

    He was accompanied by an estevanico( a slave ) and several others. He also explored North America looking for the "7 city's of gold"
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    He sailed for the dutch once again but his time he sailed farther north. He was thrown off his own ship for wanting to go father in but his crew said it was far to cold for them so he got thrown off. That all the information we have because he never reported back to the dutch
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    He lead the dutch expedition to present day New York in 1609.
  • Rene-Robert De La Salle

    Rene-Robert De La Salle

    He was the first European to travel the entire Mississippi River. He was a French Explorer