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Oct 14, 1271
Marco Polo
Marco Polo travled from Italy to China in search of jewls and spices -
Oct 12, 1492
Cristopher Columbus
He saild the Ocean Blue from Spain to the Caribbian Sea start ing on August 3, 1492 ending October 12, 1492 -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot
John Cabot sailed from England to present day Canada -
Oct 29, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
He left for "Asia" and returned after 300 days -
Oct 29, 1501
Amerigo Vespucci
He discovered that Colombus did not get to Asia. -
Nov 4, 1513
Balboa
Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa had a farm on the island of Hispaniola , but he was not a good farmer. -
Nov 4, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Spanish explorer that wanted to find a route to Asia by going west. -
Nov 4, 1519
Hernando Cortés
Hernando Cortés was a spanish explorer that was in search for the seven citys of gold -
Oct 29, 1521
Juan Ponce de León
He wanted to find the fountain of youth and sell the water to get rich. -
Oct 29, 1522
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
He was a farmer in Hispanolia and owed many people money. -
Nov 4, 1531
Francisco Pizarro
When he landed he was in South America, he ran into a trib called the Inca, which was led by Atahuallpa. -
Nov 4, 1540
Coronado
Coronado was a spanish explorer that wanted to find the seven citys of gold. -
Bartolomeu Dias
He was at the cape of good hope when his crew would not go farther.