Exploration Of The New World

By alondrahernandez
  • Jan 1, 1480

    Henry the Navigator

    Henry the Navigator explored southward along the coast of africa, he wanted someone to frind a route around tht continent.
  • Aug 2, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus thought that Asia could be reached by sailing west from Europe.
  • Sep 3, 1497

    Vasco de Gama

    Vasco de Gama fround such a route and sailed all the way to India.
  • Sep 3, 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot was an Italian living in Englad, in 1497 King Henry VII sent Cabot on a voyage to the west.
  • Mar 6, 1508

    Juan Ponce de Leon

    Juan Ponce de leon was a Spanish official in the New World. In 1508-1509 he explored and settledmthe island of Puerto Rico.
  • May 4, 1524

    Giovanni de Verrazano

    In 1524 King Francis I of France sent Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazano westward. Verrazano first reached land at North Carolina's Outer Banks.
  • Jan 4, 1539

    Hernando de Soto

    Hernando de soto sailed with a military expedition from Havana cuba
  • Sep 4, 1562

    Jean Ribault

    In 1562 France sent a colony under the command of the Jean Ribault to Noth America.
  • Nov 4, 1562

    Huguenots

    The Colonists were Huguenots or French Protestants, Protestants were sometimes perscuted in Catholic France.
  • Jan 8, 1564

    Rene de Laudonniere

    Despite the reportedly favorable conditions at Port Royal, the colonist gave up in 1564 and returned to France. That same year, another band of Huguenots, led by Rene de Laudonniere

  • Ferdinand and Isabella

    Ferdinand and Isabella to suport an expedition or trip of exploration.