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Jan 30, 1415
Prince henry
credited with the beginning of the age discovery -
Jan 30, 1453
Turkish Empire cuts off land route from Europe to Asia
searching for a Sea route -
Jan 30, 1460
Juan Ponce De Leon
looking for gold ge came across southeast and named the area florida and became the first governor of puerto rico -
Jan 30, 1488
Bartholomeu Dias
first European mariner to round southern trip of africa -
Jan 30, 1492
Columbus
Founded north america -
Jan 30, 1497
John Cabot
made a British claim to Canada but though it was asia -
Jan 30, 1507
Amerigo Vespucci
america was named after him -
Jan 30, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
first european to see the
Pacific ocean -
Jan 30, 1518
Hermandez Cortez
set sail to discover mexico -
Jan 30, 1519
Ferinand Megallan
discovered the western sea route to the spice islands -
Jan 30, 1534
Jacques Cartier
St. Lawrence river and land that is known today as Canada -
Jan 30, 1541
Francisco Pizzaro
conquered the inca Empire -
Jan 30, 1542
Hernado de Soto & Lous Joliet
first Europeans to come across the great Mississippi River and cross it -
Jan 30, 1577
Sir Francis Drake
begain his journey to circumnavigate the globe nd returned in 1580 -
Jacques Marquette
established missions at Sault Ste. marie that is now michigan
