Explorers

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  • Period: Jan 1, 900 to

    Explorers

  • The first european to land on "The New World"
    Jan 2, 1000

    The first european to land on "The New World"

    Leif Erikson steped on America before Columbus
  • Journeys through Asia
    Nov 29, 1271

    Journeys through Asia

    This made Marco Polo famous for his Jorneys and for what he saw there.
  • Named a point of the land the Cape of Good Hope.
    Jan 14, 1488

    Named a point of the land the Cape of Good Hope.

    Bartolomeu Dias led the first Europan expedition round the Cape of Good Hope.
  • He discovered the "New world"
    Oct 12, 1492

    He discovered the "New world"

    He made a journey to the india but he go to he new world.
  • Found oldest settlement in puerto rico.
    Nov 3, 1493

    Found oldest settlement in puerto rico.

    Juan Ponce de Leon found oldest settlement puerto rico and landed in Florida.
  • He sails on a vogaye to the New World
    May 1, 1499

    He sails on a vogaye to the New World

    Amerigo Vespucci after working for several years with the ships, Amerigo was able to go on his own journey.
  • Conquered Peru´s Inca Empire
    Jun 8, 1513

    Conquered Peru´s Inca Empire

    Along with two dozen soldiers went to an exploratory expedition in Panama, later conquered the Incas.
  • Helped defeat the Inca Empire
    Jun 8, 1513

    Helped defeat the Inca Empire

    Helped Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire
  • The first European to cross the Pacific Ocean
    Jan 1, 1519

    The first European to cross the Pacific Ocean

    In search of fame and fortune, from Spain with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the spice islands, in his way he became the first European to cross the pacific ocean.
  • Conquest of the Aztec Empire
    Feb 3, 1519

    Conquest of the Aztec Empire

    Hernan Cortes with his followers conquered the Aztec empire
  • The first person to sail directly from Europe to India
    Jan 1, 1523

    The first person to sail directly from Europe to India

    Vasco the Gama was the first person to find a way to go directly to India from Europe.
  • Founded an american colony

    Founded an american colony

    Johh Smith was a british soldier who was a founder of the Americanan colony of Jamestone.
  • Expedition from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean

    Expedition from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean

    They made an expedition that they prepared since 1803, with help of Sacagawea as their guide.
  • Guided the Lewis & Clark expedition

    Guided the Lewis & Clark expedition

    Sacagawea guided Lawis and Clark through a lot of places, as well as the rockies.
  • First to climb the Mount Everest

    First to climb the Mount Everest

    Edmund Hillary the first man to conquer the Mount Everest
  • The silent world movie

    The silent world movie

    He made a tv serie describing the underwater world.
  • First man in space

    First man in space

    Yuri Gagarin was a Russian astronaut, he was the first person in space.
  • First man on the moon

    First man on the moon

    Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.