Age

The Age Of Discovery

  • Period: Jan 1, 1350 to

    THE AGE OF DISCOVERY

  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Hometown,italt First to land in the ¨ new world¨
  • 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot
    Hometown,Italy
    First to land in North America, claimed Newfoundland for England
  • 1497

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Amerigo Vespucci
    Hometown,Italy
    Maybe first European to discover the Amazon river, North and South America named after him
  • 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama
    Hometown, Portugal
    First to sail from Europe around Africa and India
  • 1504

    Hernan Cortes

    Hernan Cortes
    Hometown,Spain
    Landed in Mexico, conquered the Aztec civilization
  • 1504

    Francisco Pizarro

    Francisco Pizarro
    Hometown,Spain
    sailed to Peru,conquered the Inca civilization
  • 1511

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Hometown,Spain
    First explorer to discover the Pacific Ocean and the isthmus of panama
  • 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan
    Hometown,Portugal
    First to cross the pacific ocean, Led first expidition to circumnavigate the world
  • 1520

    Giovanni Verrazno

    Giovanni Verrazno
    Hometown,Italy
    First to sight New York and New England and North Carolina.
  • 1530

    Jacques Cartier

    Jacques Cartier
    Hometown,France
    Explored much of the Canadian coast and the St.Lawrence River.
  • Samuel de Champlain

    Samuel de Champlain
    Hometown,France
    First European to discover Lake Champlain; Founded Quebec, in Canada
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    Hometown, England
    Explored much of New England, the Hudson River, and Hudson Bay