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Jan 1, 1420
Prince Henry
-sent many expeditions never went himself it started off with the ships going to Madeira Islands (1420), rounded Cape Bojador (1434), sailed to Cape Blanc (1441), sailed around Cap Vert (1455), and went as far as the Gambia River (1456) and Cape Palmas (1459-1460)
- Great participant of the Great Age of Discovery
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Jan 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
- Led the first european expidition to sail around africas cape of good hope which led to new trading route from europe to aisa
- 1500 dias was on an expidition going past south america where he spotted land (Espírito Santo in Brazil) he named land of the true cross it was believed to be an island but he was one the first explorers to see brazil more info
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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was considered one of the best explorers of his age he was the main explorer credited for finding america. He made about 4 to 5 trips across the ocean tring to find a way to india to trade spices. The waves at sea and indian tore his group apart hurricanes destroyed ships and members of the expedition were taken by the indians for slavery.
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Jan 1, 1493
Ponce de Leon
-sailed the expedition to the americas with christopher columbus 1493
- in 1513 he sailed to find Bimini land in Bahamas after a couple stops he made it to the coast of florida(St Augistine) he claimed the land for spain. He was the first explorer to set foot on florida
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Jul 8, 1497
Vasco de Gama
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- May 20 1498 reached Calicut, India
- He was told he had to pay large tax and leave all his trade goods so packed up took indian hostages and left on August 29
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Jan 1, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was a navigator under command from Alonso de Ojeda. They were sailing for spain but discovered the mouth of the Amozon and Orinoco Rivers in South America they figured that they were in Aisa. The second trip he made to portugal he mapped the eastern coast of south america knowing now that it wasnt aisa but he called The New Wolrd.
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Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
First European person to see the east part of the Pacific Ocean
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Jan 1, 1519
Herman Cortes
- Spanish adventurer who throw over the aztec empire claiming mexico for spain
- he took all the treasures from the aztec and brought them all to spain more info
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Sep 8, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
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-Ferdinand Left Seville Spain with 5 ships to go to spice rich islands of the phillipeans were he found natives that did not like them being on the island the got in a war were Ferdinand was killed. ONe ship called the victoria returned home to Seville with only 18 of the 270 original crew members -
Jan 1, 1532
Fransisco Pizzaro
- discoverd the Incan empire
- traveled through much of the Pacific coast of America along Peru
- He was in a cilvil war against the indians and knocked Atahuallpa out of power more info
