History

A look into exploration

By nicoletteml
  • First voyage (spainards)
    Aug 3, 1492

    First voyage (spainards)

    Christopher Columbus bids farewell to the queen while departing on his voyage to the new world.
  • John Cabot discovers North America (Italian)
    Aug 18, 1497

    John Cabot discovers North America (Italian)

    John Cabot is said to be the first explorer to explore north amaerica other than the vikings.
  • Hernando Cortez defeats the Aztec empire (spain)
    Aug 18, 1521

    Hernando Cortez defeats the Aztec empire (spain)

  • Francisco Pizarro defeats Inca empire (spain)
    Aug 18, 1533

    Francisco Pizarro defeats Inca empire (spain)

  • Sir Humphrey Gilbert (English)

    Sir Humphrey Gilbert (English)

    Well known navigators such as, Francis Drake and Martin Forbisher contributed dedicatory poems for Sir Humphrey to take with him.
  • Dutch defeat Spanish Armadan

    Dutch defeat Spanish Armadan

    This was the beginning of the Dutch golden age of exploration
  • First settlement in new world (english)

    First settlement in new world (english)

    the first perminent settlement in the new world is called Jamestown
  • Samuel De Champlin founded Quebec (French)

    Samuel De Champlin founded Quebec (French)

    Samuel was credited for being the founder of Quebec while in reality he only spent a short amount of time there.
  • Henry Hudson (Dutch)

    Henry Hudson (Dutch)

    Henry Hudson was sent out on an exploration to find North America.
  • Dutch take west Indies

    Dutch take west Indies

    The Dutch seize the westIndies from the Spanish and for what is now know as the Netherlands Antilles.