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Jun 19, 1001
Leif Ericsson
Country: Viking
Area: Vinland
Established a setttlement in Vinal, but return to Greenland due to the harsh treatment of Natives -
Aug 6, 1271
Marco Polo
Country: Italy
Area Explored: CHina
He wrote a book called Maro Polo's Travels which inspired navigators to seek a sea route to China -
Sep 17, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
Country: Portugal
Area of Exploration: Soutern Coast of Africa
Prince of Portugal. Started a Navigation school to help his students find an Eastern waterway to China.
Sent ships to Azores and Canary Islands and West coas of Africa. -
Apr 7, 1488
Bartholomew Diaz
Country: Portugal
Area: Cape of Good Hope
1st round the tip of Africa -
Oct 13, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Country: Spain
Area: Carribean Isalnd
wanted to go to India by sailing west to go east, instead, he found the East Indies.
*Nina Pinta, Santa Maria -
May 20, 1497
Jon Cabot
Counrty: England
Area: Newfoundland, Canada
technically " discovered" Newfoundland when seeking a northern passage to Asia -
Jun 17, 1498
Vasco da Gama
Country: Portugal
Area: India
Rounds the tip of Africa, and completese the route to India. 1st explorer to complete a water route to Asia -
Jun 16, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
Country: Spain
Area Americas
Saild the coast of Americas. A cartographer named the new continents in honour of his name -
Mar 12, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Country: Spain
Area: Florida
Explores Florida seeking cities of gold and the fountain of youth. Dies having dicovered neither -
Feb 13, 1519
Hernando Cortes
Country: Spain
Area: Mexico (city of Tenochtitlan)
Conquered the Aztecs
killed Montezuma
in search of gold -
Mar 8, 1522
Giovanni Verrazno
Country: France
Area: Carolinas
Explored the coast of North America from the Carolineas up to present day Nova Scotia for the French -
Mar 10, 1535
John White
Country: England
Area: Roanoke Settlement
A mapmaker and artist that led a group of 91 men, 17 women and 9 childern to buiild a settlement. WHite went for supplies and delayed by war. Upon returning the settlement was gone with only the clue Croatoan craved on a gatepost. -
Mar 16, 1535
1535
Country: Spain
Area: Peru
Defeated the Incas, stoel gold, found a silver mine
Claimed the Inca's riches and silver mines for Spain -
Jun 5, 1565
Captain General Pedro Menendez
Country: Spain
Area: St. Augustine, Flordia
Began colonies in Florida. they settled and moved up the coast to St. Cahterine and Cumberland island -
John Smith
Country: England
Area: Jamestown
27 year old captain who forced the settlers to work and managed to get Corn from the Powtatan people. Craved adventure and did not want to stay within a settlement. -
John Rofle
Country: England
Area: Jamestown
Learned to grow a new less bitter tobacco to save the colony. Inproved relations with the Powhatans when he married Pocahontas.