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Sep 26, 1402
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus reaches America. -
Jun 29, 1429
Joan of Arc
Defeats the English at Frenchtown of Orleans. -
Mar 29, 1488
Bartholomeu
Bartholomeu reaches Indian Ocean. -
Aug 1, 1492
Queen Isabella
Queen Isabella of Spain sponsored Columbus on his first Voyage. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus
Columbus spotted land, named it San Salvador, and claimed it for Spain. -
Jun 27, 1497
John Cabot
Sails to Newfoundland. -
Nov 22, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope. -
Jun 20, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci mapped South America's coastline. -
Oct 20, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of present day Florida looking for gold and the "fountain of youth". -
Nov 20, 1513
Balboa
Crosses the Isthumus of Panama. -
Jun 27, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan, sailing from Spain, found a passage to the Pacific, The Strait of Magellan. -
Mar 29, 1521
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. -
Mar 29, 1522
Magellan
Magellan's crew completes first world voyage. -
Oct 29, 1532
Francisco Pizarro
He captured the Inca ruler Atahalpa and later gained control of the Inca empire. -
Oct 19, 1534
Cartier
Claims Canada for France. -
Jul 30, 1541
De Soto
De Soto crosses the Mississippi River. -
England
Englands defeats Spanish Armada. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was settled. -
Henry Hudson
Sails the Hudson River. -
Pilgrims
Pilgims found Plymouth.
