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Sep 18, 1420
Henry the Navigator
He opened the school of navigation. He didnt go on the voyages he just planned them! -
Sep 18, 1487
Dias!
He went around the cape of Africa. Ands he named the Cape of Good Hope! -
Sep 18, 1492
Columbus!
year-1492
country-spain
headed-india,china landed- bahamas
reason-gold and glory
result-tragic,beacuse it killed many natives -
Sep 18, 1497
Vasco De Gauma!
year-1497
country-portugal
headed-india landed-india
reason-gold
result-he found a sea route to asia. gave portugal a stake in the americas -
Sep 18, 1498
Cabral!
Brazil and India! 1ST fort. Gave Portugal a stake in the Americas. -
Sep 18, 1502
Amerigo Vesspucci!
year-1502
country-spain
headed-new world landed- south america
reason- glory
result-the new land was named after him -
Sep 18, 1513
Balboa!
He landed in Pacific Ocean! First Eroupean to see the Pacific Ocean! -
Sep 19, 1513
Ponce De Leon!
year-1513
country-Spain
headed-new wrold landed-florida
reason-gold and glory
He hads the 1st spanish settlement in America and the oldest. -
Sep 19, 1519
Cortez!
Year-1519
country-spain
headed-mexico landed-mexico
resaon-gold and glory
Result-He destroyed the Aztec and got gold -
Sep 19, 1520
Magellan!
He was headed to the Phillipians. He named the Pacific Ocean. His crew was the 1st to circumnavigate! -
Sep 19, 1532
Pizarro!
year-1513
country-spain
headed-south america...landed-peru
reason-gold and glory
Result-he conqured the Incas -
Sep 19, 1540
Coronado!
He rode on horseback to Arizona,New Mexico,Texas,and Oklahama! He brought horses to the Indians. He was 1ST to see the Grand Canyon!