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Jan 1, 1487
Bartolomeu Dias - Portuguese Navigator (1450-1500)
Click Here For More Information! Bartolomeu Dias was the man that discovered the sea trade route for Europe and Asia. The route went from the Atlantic Ocean throught the Indian Ocean and to Asia. He also discovered the Cape of Storms, which is now know as The Cape of Good Hope. Dias also went on a voyage in 1497 with Vasco De Gama. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Colobus - The founder of the new world (1451-1506)
Click Here For MOre Information! Chritopher Columbus was a spanish explorer that made landfall in his first exploration. This first island he call San Salvador. He also made three other journeys from Spain and westward. Now we know that Columbus and his men were incredibly distructive and rude men. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco De Gama - Portuguese Explorer (1460-1524)
Click Here For More Information! Vasco de Gama was the first explorer to find an all water route to Asia from Europe. In July of 1497 he was asked by the Portugese goverenment to lead an expedition. He sailed south in the Atlantic Ocean, around the southern tip of Africa, and then continued his journey up the eastern coast of Africa. -
Jan 1, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci - Italian Voyager (1454-1512)
Click Here For More Information! Amerigo Vespucci went not only on one, but two voyages. During the Italian man's first and second journey they discovered parts of what is now South America and the Amazon. He was the first to realize that this new world was seperated from Asia. He mapped part of the eastern coast of South America on the second voyage. The America's are named after Vespucci. -
Jan 1, 1513
Ponce de Leon - Spanish Explorer (1460-1521)
Click Here For More Information! Ponce de Leon was an explorer and the exploration he was first part of was one of Christopher Columbus's. After staying on the island that Columbus found, he decided to go on a journey to find the so called fountain of youth. Instead of finding the fountain, he found Florida and one of the Natives ended up shooting him &he later died from the wound. -
Sep 13, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa - Spanish Conquistador & Explorer (1475-1519)
Click Here For More Information Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a spanish explorer and also a conquistador. After a magnificent journey through the jungle of what is now Panama, he stood in the waters of Pacific Ocean. Although he did not name it, he was the first European explorer to see the waters of the Pacific ocean on the eastern shore. To begin this treck Balboa along with 90 spaniards and many more Indians left &found the ocean. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan - Portugese Explorer (1480- 1521)
Click Here For More Information! Ferdinand Magellan is best known for going on an exploration around the world, and being the first to do so. His crew and him started out by sailing across the Atlantic and filling his ships with enough suppplies for the treck. After many failed attemps at finding a water way through South america he found a strait that led him to the Pacific ocean. He named that strait after himself. -
Mar 16, 1519
Hernan Cortez - Aztec Empire Conquerer (1485-1547)
Click Here For More Information! Hernan Cortez led an exploration to Mexico in 1519. After making friends with the natives, him and his six hundred men decided to go to the Aztec city. After one ruined attemt they came back and conqured the city. -
Jan 1, 1533
Fransisco Pizarro - Explorer (1478-1541)
Click Here For More Information! Fransisco Pizarro was the leader that helped end the Incan Empire. After Exploring the america's on the Western coast, him andhis men killed thosands of people from the Incan empire. After distroying and ending the Incan empire, he created the city of Lima.
