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1000
Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson discovered Vinland -
1488
Bartolomeu Dias
first explorer around southern tip of africa -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World -
1497
John Cabot
vetenian explorer that discovered the coast of north america -
1498
Vasco da Gama
first explorer to reach India by sea -
1507
Amerigo Vespucci
demonstrated that Brazil and West Indies did not represent the outskirts of asia -
1512
Ponce de Leon
first governor of Puerto Rico -
1513
vasco nunez de baloa
crossed the isthmus of panama to the pacific ocean -
1519
ferdinand megllan
discovered the west indies -
1524
Giovonni Verrazzano
first europian to sight new york -
Hernan Cortes
over threw the aztec empire
