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Jan 1, 1000
Leif Ericson
He went on one of the very first Europeans to voyage to North America, he landed in what is now known as Newfoundland, and came from Greenland with a crew of 35 men and one ship. -
Jan 1, 1418
Henry The Navigator
Started a school to teach the ways of being a sailor, and went on voyags himself as far as the Gambian River. -
Aug 9, 1492
Christopher Columbus First Voyage
Born In Genoa, Italy. He traveled to the undiscovered land of America although an accident. He explored for Spain in 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502. He was looking for Asia. Their efforts stumbled the crew upon what is now America. -
Sep 1, 1493
Christopher Columbus Second Voyage
Christopher Columbus reported back that the West Indies were rich in gold so Spain sent him back out on another voyage. This time he was sent with 17 ships, his goal was to find gold, start a colony in the West Indies, and convert the people to Christianity. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
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Jan 1, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
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Jan 1, 1498
Christopher Columbus Third Voyage
In 1498, Columbus was sent on a voyage to find Asia, instead, he found South America, but all his life he thought he reached the mainlands of Asia. -
Jan 1, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
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Jan 1, 1502
Christopher Columbus Fourth Voyage
Christopher Columbus went out on a last voyage to prove that he had reached Asia, but never did. He died the year 1506 back in Spain, still believing he reached Asia. -
Jan 1, 1508
Sebastian Cabot
Was a mapmaker, explorer, and he went out on a voyage to find a Northwest passage across North America. He went on an unsuccessful trip around the world that was meant to land in China, but only made it to South America near Argentina. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Mangellan
Went on the first successful voyage around the world, and named the Pacific Ocean, meaning a peaceful, calm ocean. -
Jan 1, 1519
Hernan Cortes
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Jan 1, 1524
Hernando De Soto
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Jan 1, 1527
Vaca Alvar Nunez Cabeza De
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Jan 1, 1532
Pizzaro Francisco
A Spanish conquistador who voyaged through the Pacific coast along Peru, and discovered the Incan Empire, brutally killed them, stole their treasure and other goods. -
Jan 1, 1539
Estevanico
Estevanico was a Muslim slave from Northern Africa who was one of the first to sail the Southwestern United States. -
Jan 1, 1577
Francis Drake
Drake led the second expedition around the world, he was the mayor of Plymouth, Engalnd, and he was a slave trader, naval officer, and privateer. -
Walter Raleigh
A British explorer who led expeditions thrpough North America and South America. Discovered and named Virginia. And was executed back in Europe by the king for treason. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson explored the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America. The Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and the Hudson Strait are named after him. -
Samuel De Champlain
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Peter Minuit
Minuit bought Manhattan from Native Americans and founded New Amsterdam, and he worked for a Dutch West India Company.
