Exploration and Expansion

henry the navigator

Mar 27, 1400

he didn't actually sail himself, he sent expeditons west to islands in the Atlantic and south to explore the western coast of Africa. He sailed for Portugal

Bartholomeu Dias

Mar 27, 1488

first european to sail around the southern tip of Africa, a point today known as the Cape of Good Hope. He sailed for Europe.

Chrisrtopher Columbus

Mar 27, 1492

First voyage to the Americas. He sailed across the Atlantic to the Carribean. He sailed for the Spanish.

Vasco da Gama

Mar 27, 1497

Portugese explorer who set out for India.

John Cabot

Mar 28, 1497

He sailed for the English; He sailed from England to the Atlantic coast of what is now Canada.

Pedro Cabral

Mar 27, 1500

Sailed far to the west to avoid the windless Gulf of Guinea, he claimed the land of Brazil. he sailed for the Portegese

Pedro Cabral

Mar 28, 1500

Sailed farvwest to avoid windless Gulf of Guinea. He also claimed land that is now known as Brazi. He sailed for the Portuguese

Amerigo Vespucci

Mar 28, 1501

Sailed along the coast of South America. He sailed for the Portuguese.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Mar 28, 1513

Expedition across the Isthmus of Panama, first european to see the Pacific Ocean. He sailed for the spanish

Hernan Cortes

Mar 28, 1518

Conquistador who led an expedition to Mexico that ended with the conquest of the Aztec Empire.

Ferdinand Magellan

Mar 28, 1519

The country he sailed for was Portugal but the place he sailed for was Spain and he ended up in the Philippines.

Giovanni da Varazzio

Mar 28, 1524

Italian Explorer who sailed for France. He also reached and explored the Hudson Bay.

Francisco Pizarro

Mar 28, 1530

A conquistador who led an expedition to Peru. He found the Inca Empire;

Jacques Cartier

Mar 28, 1534

A French Explorer; He sailed past Newfoundland into the St.Lawrence River. He claimed all the land along the river which is now known as Canada

Sir Francis Drake

Mar 28, 1577

he sailed for the English Queen; he went round the tip of South America and explored its west coast. After his stop in California he sailed north to seek a route around North America back to the Atlantic

Samuel de Champlain

Mar 28, 1608

Founded the City of Quebec. he is French and explored the Mississippi River.

Henry Hudson

Mar 28, 1610

Dutch-born sailor; Sent by England, set out to the north hoping to find the Northeast Passage around Europe. he reached and explored Hudson Bay

Rene-Robert la salle

Mar 28, 1682

Canoed down the entire Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the Mississippi Region and named it Louisiana