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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus's First Voyage
Columbus needed a sponsor for his voyage he was rejected by Portugal and then he went to Spain and there King Ferdinand And Queen Isabella gave him the money for his voyage. With that money he sailed too the Americas in the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. -
Sep 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
He was a Spanish explorer and he was the first European too see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean. He claimed the Pacific ocean for Spain -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan circumnavigates the globe
Magellans objective was to find a passage along the southern tip of South America. He was killed by some residents in the Phillipines so he did not get to finish the voyage but his crew did.
