The Age Of Discovery

Christopher Columbus

1492

home country: Italy
sailed form: Spain
when: 1492-1504
Achievements:first to land in the "new world"

John Cabot

1497

home country: Italy
Sailed for: England
when: 1497-1498
Achievements: first to land in north american claimed newfoundland
for england

Amerigo Vespucci

1497

home country: Italy
Sailed for: Spain
when: 1497-1503
Achievements: Maybe the first european to discover the amazon river north and south america named for him

Vasco da gama

1497

home country: Portugal
sailed for: Portugal
when 1497-1524
Achievements: first to sail form Europe around Africa to India

Hernan cortes

1504

home country: Spain
Sailed for:Spain
when: 1504-1530
achievements: landed in mexico conquered the Aztec civilization

Franciso Pizarro

1504

home country: Italy
sailed for:Spain
when: 1504-1541
Achievements: sailed to Peru conquered the Inca civilization

Vasco nunez de balboa

1511

home country: Spain
sailed for: Spain
when: 1511-1513
Achievements: first explorer to discover the pacific ocean and the Isthmus of pamana

Ferdinand Magellen

1519

home country: Portugal
sailed for: Spain
when: 1519-1522
Achievements: sailed to Peru conquered the Inca civilization

Giovanni Verrazano

1520

home country: Italy
sailed for: France
when:1520
Achievements: first sight New York and much of New England and North Carolina

Jacques Cartier

1530

home country: France
sailed for: France
when:1530-1540
Achievements: Explored much of the Canadian coast and the St.Lawrence river

Samuel de Champlain

1600

home country:France
sailed for: France
when: 1600-1610
Achievements: first European to discover lake Champlain founded Quebec in Canada

Henry Hudson

1607

home country: England
sailed for: England and the Netherlands
when:1607-1611
Achievements: explored much of new England the Hudson river and Hudson Bay