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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.
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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
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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.