Explorer's Group Timeline - Sarah Tang, Aiden McKillop, Isabella Stuart, Angie Guerra
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May 18, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
Began his voyage. -
1502
Amerigo Vespucci
Vespucci returned to Lisbon, Portugal then he wrote in another letter to Lorenzo Medici that the land they discovered was not an island, but a continent.(New World) -
1508
Juan Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon set sail after gathering equipment and explored islands and also found the oldest settlement of Caparra. -
1510
Francisco Pizarro
Joined the Alonso de Ojeda and 300 other settlers on expedition. Off the coast of South America they started a colony. -
1513
Francisco Pizarro
Pizarro was Balboa’s second in command during their trek westward across Panama to discover the South Sea. Balboa, Pizarro, and their men were the first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean. -
Apr 3, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon landed just outside of modern day St. Augustine.On his expedition he also discovered Florida and the Florida Keys. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan sets sail with five ships (Trinidad,San Antonio,Concepción,victoria, and Santiago)Sponsored by the Spanish -
Apr 27, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan
He gets killed natives after fighting with them following an unsuccessful conversion -
Aug 20, 1578
Francis Drake
Drake and his fleet entered the Strait of Magellan, and crossed into the Pacific Ocean it only took Drake 16 days. -
Jul 23, 1579
Francis Drake
The Golden Hind left the area, and headed for home. They sailed across the Pacific Ocean. They eventually reached the Molucca Islands. -
Sep 26, 1580
Francis Drake
After almost three years sailing around the world, the Golden Hind reached England. He was the second person to circumnavigate the world, but the first Englishman to do it. -
Sir Walter Raeleigh
Gets knighted by queen Elizabeth -
Sir Walter Raleigh
The search for El Dorado begins as he tries to win back the queens favor, Fails -
Christopher Newport
Led the expedition to Virginia. -
Christopher Newport
Helped established the first permanent English Colony at Jamestown.