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Jan 1, 1415
Prince Henry the Navigator
Designed A caravel that ade sailing long journeys uch easier -
Jan 1, 1450
John cabot
He believed that Asia could be reached by sailing west -
Oct 31, 1450
Christopher columbus
He sailed to the Americas while searching for a water route from Europe to Asia -
Mar 9, 1454
Amerigo vespucci
He explored South and North America on his first voyage. He also discovered the division of Asia and America -
Dec 23, 1460
Vasco de gama
He was the explorer who discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East. -
Jan 1, 1480
Magellan
He wanted to find a passage through the Pacific to China and the East Indies -
May 29, 1488
Bartholomeu dias
Discovery of a sailing route around Africa helped establish travel between Europe and Asia -
Dec 31, 1491
Jaques cartier
He went on an expedition to the Northwest in search of the Northwest passage -
Jun 7, 1494
The treaty of tordesillas
Portugal and Spain in 1494 where they agreed to divide up all the land on the Earth outside of Europe between the two of them -
Jan 1, 1513
Ponce de leon
Searched for the legendary fountain of youth and other riches. -
Jan 1, 1545
Sir francis drake
He wanted to find an undiscovered continent that was thought to lie in the Pacific but ended up becoing a captain to someones ship -
Jan 1, 1565
Henry hudson
He explored north america trying to find a short cut to the pacific -
Sir Walter Raleigh
His first expedition to set up a new settlement in the new world was abandoned -
Jaques marquette
He explored the Mississippi River because of Indian stories -
James cook
He explored New Zealand and the coast of Australia , he searched for a very huge southern continent that was believed to exist but it does not
