Journeys

Henry the Navigator

Mar 27, 1400

Henry the Navigator helps with the Portuguese exploration. In early 1400s, he supported the ones who wished to sail. Henrys goal was to find a water route around Africa to India. He sailed for Africa.

Bartolomeu Dias

Mar 27, 1488

Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to attempt to sail around the Southern tip of Africa. He started sailing in 1488. His place of destination was India. He sailed for Africa.

Christopher Columbus

Mar 27, 1492

Christopher Columbus set out to find new routes to the riches of the East. He sailed for one year. He came from spain and he was trying to make it to China.

Vasco da Gama

Mar 27, 1497

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer. He sailed for a little more than 10 months, more like 2 years. He was trying to get to India. He sailed for Portugual.

John Cabot

Mar 28, 1497

John Cabot sailed and founded what is now Canda. He never came back after setting out for another voyage. So were not sure how long he sailed. He sailed for England and found Canada, but the second time he failed because he never came back.

Pedro Cabral

Mar 27, 1500

Pedro Cabral claimed the land that is now Brazil. He sailed for one year. He was sailing to the west. He sailed for Portugal.

Amerigo Vespucci

Mar 28, 1502

Amerigo Vespucci sailed to South America and concluded it was not Asia but a new land. He sailed for a year. He sailed from Africa and came to the new land.

Vacso Nunez de Balboa

Mar 27, 1513

Vasco Nunez de Balboa led an expedition across the ISthmus of Panama, he was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. He sailed for more than 3 weeks. He was coming from

Ferninand Magellan

Mar 28, 1519

Ferninand Magellan and his people were the first people to sail the whole world. He sailed for Spain and sailed for 3 years.

Hernan Cortes

Mar 28, 1519

Hernan Cortes led a small force of soldiers into Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire.

Giovanni da Verazzano

Mar 28, 1524

Giovanni da Verazzano actually discovered the Hudson River before Henry Hudson did and he explored the Hudson Bay. He started sailing inn 1524. He sailed for France and discovered the Hudson Bay and River before anybody else did.

Francisco Pizzaro

Mar 28, 1529

Francisco Pizzaro led an expedition to Peru. He had hoped to get some of the wealth of the empire.

Jacques Cartier

Mar 28, 1534

Jacques Cartier founded the province of New France, which is now Canada. He sailed for 2 years. He sailed for France and found Canada.

Sir Francis Drake

Mar 28, 1577

Sir Francis Drake rounded the tip of South America and explored the west coast. He sailed for 3 years. He sailed for England.

Samuel de Chaplain

Mar 28, 1608

Samuel de Chaplain founded the city of Quebec. Him and some more french explorers found the mississippi river and thought it took them to Asia.

Henry Hudson

Mar 28, 1609

Henry Hudson set out to find a path to Asia and did not find it, but he founded a river that is now named after him. He sailed for England and the Netherlands and explored what we now call New York. He set out to sail in 1609.

Rene Robert La Salle

Mar 28, 1682

Rene canoed down the entire mississippi river to the gulf of Mexico. He claimed the whole region and its tributaries for France. He named all of this Louisiana.