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1000
Lief Erickson - Viking
First European to reach N. America -
1487
Baltimore Diaz sailed for Portugal
sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope(bottom of africa) -
1492
Christopher Columbus-Sailed for spain
First trip to sail to North America,across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asia -
1493
Christopher Columbus-Sailed for spain
His 2nd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean -
1497
Vasco De Gama sailed for Portugal
1st to sail around africa all the way to asia -
1498
Christopher Columbus-Sailed for spain
His third voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci - sailed for spain
Sailed along the coast of S. America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not asia and named the new land "America" in his honor -
1502
Christopher Columbus-Sailed for spain
His 4th and final voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean -
1520
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for spain
he circumnavigated the globe. It took just under 3 years to do. -
1542
Juan Cabrillo Sailed for spain
he explores up from Mexico and goes into modern-day California
