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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus lands in the Caribbean -
May 15, 1498
Christopher Columbus
Columbus visits Trinidad and South America -
Sep 15, 1508
Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León explores the Island of Puerto Rico in search of gold.
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Mar 1, 1513
Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León lands on the east coast of Florida -
May 10, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Cartier explores the west coast of Newfoundland, discovered Prince Edward Island and sailed through the Gulf of St. Lawrence. -
May 12, 1535
Jacques Cartier
Cartier sails the St. Lawerence to Quebec, all the way to Montreal. -
Christopher Newport
Newport explorers and colonizes the Chesapeake Bay as part of the Virginia Company.