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Jan 1, 1445
Prince Henry
Even though Prince Henry didn't sail on any of his voyages, his efforts found that the "Green Sea of Darkness" was just a Myth. He helped built a boat that went faster and farther then anyother boat that had been made thus far. He sent out 30 to 40 ships on different missions throughout a two year period.
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Jan 1, 1451
Bartolomeu Dias
1487:Bartolomeu Dias embarked from the River Tagus below Lisbon on his voyage of exploration around Africa to the Indies with two armed caravels and one supply-ship, which was sailed by his brother. Click! -
Oct 31, 1451
Christopher Columbus
He traveled on four western journeys that led to learning of the new world, known today as America. He started the settlements into the "New World"
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Mar 9, 1454
Amerigo Vespucci
America is said to be named after the femine version of his name. He was and observer on many voyages to the east coast of South America. He was on the ship that discovered that South America goes much more south then they thought.
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Jan 1, 1469
Vasco de Gama
One of the most sucsessful explorersing in the Age of Discovery. He was on the ship that first made it from Europe ro India and for a short time was the Indian govenor.
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Jan 1, 1471
Fransisco Pizzaro
Sailed to the new world with Alonzo de Ojeda on a voyage to Urabí. Fransisco and Hernan Cortes are distant cousins and they are compared to each other alot for there importance in Mexico for Cortes and Peru for Pizzaro.
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Jan 1, 1474
Ponce De Leon
Was the first govenor of Puerto Rico, by the appointment of the Spanish Crown. He led the first exploration to Florida which he named. He is often associatied with the Fountain of Youth in Florida.
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Jan 1, 1480
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand was involved in the search for the spice islands. Was the first to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. He was killed in the Battle of Mectan.
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Jan 1, 1485
Hernan Cortes
Led the Expidition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire. He led the March across Mexico. Began the first phase of spanish civilization in the Americas.
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Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first explorer to see the east shore of the pacific ocean. He saw the coast from a mountaintop in what we now call Panama. When he arived at the shore he claimed the oceans and shores as belonging to Spain.
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