European Exploration Of The World By jennycal96 Aug 3, 1492 The Nina, La Pinta And La Santa Maria The Nina, Pinta and Santa maria sailed out of a spanish port Oct 12, 1492 A look out aboard the pinta caught sight of a shoreline in the distance Jul 25, 1493 Columbus returned to Spain Sep 2, 1493 Columbus embarked on his second voyage to the Americans Jan 1, 1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed the coast of modern-day Florida and claimed it for spain Feb 1, 1519 Portuguese explorer ferdinand Magellan led the boldest exploration yet Jun 7, 1520 The Aztecs rebelled against the spanish intrudes and drove out Cortes forces Feb 3, 1533 Another Conquistador Francisco Pizarro marched a small force into South America Jan 2, 1542 The spanih goverment abolished the encomienda system Jan 1, 1600 Amerigo vespucci an Italian in the service of portugal also traveled along the eastern coast of South America
