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Bartoloneu Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and found a route to the Indian Ocean.
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Christoper Columbus discovered the new world but thought he had landed on islands off the coast of India. He sailed for Spain.
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Amerigo Vespucci believed that Columus's discoverie was a "New World". He sailed for Spain.
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Vasco da Gama made a sea route from Europe to India.
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Vaseo Nunez de Baboa sailed through the Isthmus of Panama and found the South Sea confirming the "New World". He sailed for Spain.
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Ferdinand Magellan found the Pacific Ocean, although he died before they completed the journey, his crew was the first to go on a round-the-world voyage. He sailed for Spain.
