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Henry set up the first European School for navigators in Sagres Portugal. Prince Henry was fasinated by all the the informstion about sailing and atronomy
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The cape of good hope was first called the Cape of Storms by Bartolomeu diaz but then Knig John the second changed it into cape cod of good hope so that the other sailor would not be affaid to go there.
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He was an italian explorer who realized that the world was round and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492
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Vasco de Gama led an expedition at the end of the 15th century that opend up the sea route to indea
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Ponce de Leon was the first Spainsh Explorer to Arrive in Florida. Early Spanish explorers were known as conquistadors.
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Pedro Cabral was a Portugese nobleman, explorer, and navigator who discoverdvBrazil on apri 22, 1500
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Vasco Balboa was a Spainish conquistador and explorer who was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
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He was a Portuguese sea captain who led the five spainsh ships around the world.
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Hernan was a Spanish Explorer who is famous mainly for his march across Mexico and his march across Mexico and Counquering of the Aztecs Empire in Mexico.
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He was part of the royal expidition.It was prudent to keep the land and sea together.They thought there were other spanirds in Mexico.In fact it was 1500 miles between them.The men were starving, wounded and sick.
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Spanish monarchs were worried that Portugal might try to take from span. Spain was to have the non-Chrisatn ands west of the line.The portuguese however did not like the way the lands were divided.
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He was born in spain he explored Atlantic coast of south america and one of the first to believe he had reached a new world
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1497 cabot set sail with his men.Explored the coast of Newfoundland.In 1523 they hired a new Navigatoir.
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Led the first expiditionm for Europe.Three months later he arrived at a very good poirt. Cabrillo had to go back to Mexico and he died later.
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He sailed along the atlantic coast. He was hired by the French.He was another Italian navigator. He went from North Carolina to New York
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sent up the saint lawrence river. as far as present day Montreal.Gave the right to eastern Canada.
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Pizarro left Spain for the New World in the wake of early
discoverys. Pizarro is a Conquer without a conquest but later he went into a partnership with another adventurer, Diego de Almagro and priest, Luque. This combination Finaced and led several voyages of reconnaissance. -
He was Catholic. Wanted all french people to support the roman Catholic church. In 1598 he was killed
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In 1558 he went on his first expiditon. This encountering ice bound east of Green land.Discovered Falkland islands. Accompanied the Ducth expiditon. On his journey he was killed by japeness pirates.
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Explored the husdon river. Sailed to what is today New york Albunay. e He set out on a second voyage He became lost in a storm. He was never seen again.Nevertheless ,first voyage gave the Dutch thier clam to America.
