Explorers

Prince Henry the Navigator

Oct 14, 1420

Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships sailed to the Madeira Islands

Prince Henry the Navigator

Period: Oct 14, 1420 to Oct 14, 1460

These expiditions were sent to create maps of the West African Coast, to defeat the muslims, to spread Christianity, and to establish trade routes.

Prince Henry the Navigator

Oct 14, 1434

Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships rounded Cape Bojador

Prince Henry the Navigator

Oct 14, 1441

Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships sailed to Cape Blanc

Prince Henry the Navigator

Oct 14, 1455

Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships sailed around Cap Vert

Prince Henry the Navigator

Oct 14, 1456

Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships went as far as the Gambia River

Prince Henry the Navigator

Oct 14, 1459

Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships sailed to Cape Palmas

Christopher Columbus

Aug 3, 1492

Sent by the King and Queen of Spain, Christopher Columbus and 3 ships sailed the ocean and landed in North America

Christopher Columbus

Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Oct 16, 1504

Christopher Columbus

Sep 25, 1493

Returned to North America with 17 ships and over 1000 men to find gold and capture Indians

Vasco Da Gama

Jul 8, 1497

Sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, heading to the East

Vasco Da Gama

Period: Oct 16, 1497 to Oct 16, 1503

Christopher Columbus

May 3, 1498

Sailed further south to Venezuela and Trinidad

Vasco Da Gama

May 20, 1498

Reached Calicut, India after problems with Muslim Traders

Vasco Da Gama

Sep 16, 1499

Returned to Libson, Portugal. When he returned he was treated like a hero and rewarded by the King.

Balboa

Oct 16, 1500

Balboa sailed with Rodrigo de Bastidas from Spain to Colombia, South America. They searched for treasures (pearls and gold) They abandon their ship in Hispaniola because it was having troubles (leaky).

Christopher Columbus

May 9, 1502

Columbus sailed to Mexico, Honduras and Panama (in Central America) and Santiago (Jamaica).

Vasco Da Gama

Oct 16, 1502

King Manuel I sent him on another expidition to India. He brought along 20 armed ships and killed many muslims

Balboa

Oct 16, 1510

Balboa and his dog sailed from Santa Domingo to San Sebastian and discovered it had been buried to the ground.

Balboa

Oct 16, 1513

Sailed with hundreds of spainiards and indians to the Darien Penensula.

Magellan

Period: Sep 8, 1519 to Sep 6, 1522

First expedition around the Earth