explorers

  • Sep 9, 1418

    prince henry the navigator

    built a navigation school, he was born in soestdijk place in russia. He sailed to portugal to create a navigating school. His goal was to find a way to get to asia by sailing around africa. Also he was married twice
  • Jan 12, 1475

    Vasco Da Gama

    He started an Empire. He also got a city named aftem which was called vasco. He was born in Sines Portugal. He explored Spain to Colobia, South Africa. His goal was to discover a route to India.
  • Sep 14, 1476

    Christapher Columbus

    He was born in Genoa Italy. His first voyage into the Atlantic ocean nearly cost him his life. His ship was burned so he had to swim to the portugal shore. His goal was to make it to spain. He died beliving he made it to spain.
  • Sep 15, 1494

    Sebastion Cabot

    He was born in Venetian Republic. He was an Italian explorer who sailed for spain after his father died. He traveled to South America, where he explorws the Rio de la plata and established two new forts
  • Mar 9, 1497

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Born in Florence Itialy. born 1454
    On May 10th 1947, he embarked on his first voyage. He was 24 when his father pressured him to go into the family business. sailed for spain. He was loooking for a passage through a new world
  • Sep 15, 1511

    Hernan Cortes

    Was born in 1485 in Medellin Spain.
    At age 19, he set sail for the new world.
    After this, he set off to explore the new world.
    In 1511, Cortes aided in the expedition to conquer Cuba.
  • Oct 15, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    He was born in 1480 in Sabrosa Portugal.
    He set out on a Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522. He was killed in a battle on the voyage. He found a passage through the southern tip of South America connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The is passage is called the Strait of Magellan.
  • Sep 15, 1524

    Giovanni da Verrazzan

    He was a Italian Explorer who chartered the atlantic coast of North America between the Carolinas and New foundland in 1524. He discovered the New York harbor which now has a bridge named after him. He sailed for France
  • Sep 15, 1536

    Hernando de soto

    He was born on October 27 1496 in jerezde ios Caballevos, Spain. He was a Spanish explorer who led the first European expldition to the moden day United states. He was the first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi. He died on the banks on the Mississippi. His first trip was in 1536
  • Sep 15, 1566

    Francis Drake

    He was born around 1540-1544 in Devonshire, England. 1566 he obtained his first command. He engaged in slave trade and piracy. Queen Elisabeth ordered him to wage war on spain.Spain
    several times.
  • Sir Walter Raleigh

    He was a english explorer and writer who established a colony near Roanoke Island now known as Virgina. He was put to death for treason. He was born in South West England. e sewed Queen Elisabeth in both England and Ireland.
  • Henry Hudson

    He was born in England in 1565. He was an English explorer who spent his career searching for different routes to Asia. He never found what he was looking fot. But he did further exploration and settle ment in North America
  • Jacques Cortes

    he sailed for france he was looking for a north west passsage. They see it as a opstickle to asia.
  • vasco nunez de balboa

    he was looking for treasure and he wanted to colonise. He was the first euroupean to find the pacific ocean.