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Jan 1, 1420
Prince Henry (The Navigator) 1420-1460
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Prince Henry was unique from all the the other explorers, He never did go on any expeditions. He was the funder and planner of sending all of his men on expeditions. He sent them to search the West Coast of Africa, and also funded schools for navigation. -
Jan 1, 1481
Bartolomeu Dias
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Bartolomeu Dias came from a long line of navigators. On his voyages he was accompanied by Diogo D'Azambuja on an expedition to the Gold Coast of Africa in 1481. King John II appointed Dias and sent him out to establish a route to the rich trading grounds of India. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
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Chirstohper was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, in hopes of finding new routes to India for trading. He and his crew spotted a land in the south of North America and called Guanahani, but changed it to San Salvador. -
Jan 1, 1493
Ponce de Leon
Click Here For More Information About Ponce de LeonPonce de leon was a Spanish explorer, he led the first expedition from Europe to Florida. He went abroad with Christopher Columbus and set out for the new world. He was among the other 200 "gentlemen volunteers; when he was at sea with Columbus. -
Jan 1, 1497
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Vasco de Gama was a portuguese explorer that discovered a route an ocean route from Portugal to the East. Many people thought that his trip would impossible cause because the Indian Ocean was not connected to any other body of water. He was trading with countries he was told to pay a large tax and leave his good's, he refused anfd decided to travel back with hostages. -
Jan 1, 1500
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa, was a Spainsh Explorer. He is best known for traveling across the Isthumis of Panama. He traveled to the New World in 1500. He settled in a place called Hispaniola, and he also founded what in known now, in present day, as Colombia. It was the first permanent European Settlement of the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1504
Hernan Cortes
Click Here For More Information About Hernan CortresHernan Cortes set off to the Santo Domingo, with a distant relative. He persudaded Govenor Velazquez, to make him the commander of the expedition to Mexico. Velazquez was supicious of Cortes' intentions and decided that he wanted to cancel the mission. It was rumored that Cortes made allies, when he first arrived. -
Jan 1, 1507
Amerigo Vespucci
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Vespucci was an Italian explorer, and he was the first to realize that the U.S. was a serpate continent than Asia. America was named after Amerigo in 1507. On an expedition him and Ojeda discovered the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers in South America. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinandm Megellan
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Megellan was a Portuguese explorer, he led the first expedition that traveled around the whole world. Megellan named the Pacific Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1524
Francisco Pizzaro
Click Here For More Information About Francisco PizzaroPizzaro left from Panama on an expedition to Peru with about 80 other sail mates, and 40 horses. His first expedition was complete failure, sailing down getting no further than Colombia, he went through some hardships, like bad weather, lack of food, and hostile natives. He decided that they would just return to Panama and give up trying to get to Peru.
