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Age of Exploration

By Haley33
  • Lief Erikson
    Jan 1, 1001

    Lief Erikson

    (New world.) Today's Canada.
    Sailed for Iceland.
  • Marco Polo
    Jan 1, 1271

    Marco Polo

    Explored middle east and Asia into China.
    Sailed for Italy.
  • Henry The Navigator
    Mar 22, 1455

    Henry The Navigator

    Explored coast of West Africa
    Sailed for Portugal
  • Bartholomew Dias
    Jan 1, 1488

    Bartholomew Dias

    Explored Southern tip of Africa
    Sailed for Portugal
  • Christopher Columbus
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Explored Bahamas ( looking for Asia)
    Sailed for Spain. (was Italian)
  • Giovanni "John" Caobt
    Jan 1, 1497

    Giovanni "John" Caobt

    Explored New Foundland
    Sailed for England ( was Italian)
  • Vasco da Gama
    Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Explored tip of Africa to India
    Sailed for Portugal
  • Amerigo Vespucci
    Mar 28, 1499

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Explored coast line of South America
    Sailed for spain, portugal.
  • Juan Ponce de Leon
    Jan 1, 1508

    Juan Ponce de Leon

    Explored mainland of North America. Established st. Augustine.
    Sailed for Spain.
  • Vazquez Nuna de Balboa
    Jan 1, 1513

    Vazquez Nuna de Balboa

    Explored Pacific Ocean at the Isthmus of Panama
    Sailed for Spain
  • Fernindad Magellan
    Jan 1, 1519

    Fernindad Magellan

    Searched for Northwest passage to Pacific Ocean. Sailed through straits of Magellan.
    Sailed for Spain.
    (First to circumnavigate the world)
  • Hernando Cortes
    Jan 1, 1519

    Hernando Cortes

    Spanish ocnquistador
    Explored cuba, Mexico
  • Giavanni de Verrazano
    Jan 1, 1523

    Giavanni de Verrazano

    Explored Atlantic coast and up and down the Carolina's
    Sailed for French
  • Francisco Pizzaro
    Jan 1, 1524

    Francisco Pizzaro

    Explored Peru, South America
    Sailed for Spain
  • Hernando de Soto
    Jan 1, 1539

    Hernando de Soto

    Explored Mississippi River (present day Oklahoma)
    Sailed for Spain
  • Francisco Vazquez de Caronado
    Jan 1, 1539

    Francisco Vazquez de Caronado

    Explored present day Arizona and New Mexico
    Sailed for Spain
  • SIr Francis Drake

    SIr Francis Drake

    Explored the tip of South America.
    Second man to circumnavigate the globe.
    Sailed for England.