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Sep 15, 1254
Marco Polo
Marco polo was a wealthy merchant from venetia. He travelled though asia and found china but was not the first to do so. -
Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry
Prince henry encouraged his father to conquer ceuta the muslim port of africa. -
Oct 31, 1451
Christopher Columbus
Christopher columbus was a european explorer who founded the new world on three voyages with the help of the spanish crown. -
Jan 1, 1460
Vasco da Gama
vasco da gama was the first portugese explorer to reach india by sea,linking europe and asia for the first time. -
Jun 27, 1471
Francisco Pizarro
Francsico Pizarro conquered the incan empire 1524-1526. He was also the govenor of new castile peru. -
Apr 1, 1480
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand magellan was a portugese explorer who organized the first circumnavigaton of the earth from 1519-1522 -
Apr 8, 1485
Hernan Cortes
Hernan cortes led an expidition in the early 16th century that led to the fall of the aztec empire. -
Dec 31, 1491
Jacques Carier
Jacques Cartier claimed what is now canada for france in 1524. Jacques also was the European to describe a map. -
robert boyle
robert boyle is a founder of modern day chemistry and a pioneer of the scientific method.
