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Portugal traveled went to the Canary Islands of the northern coast of Africa -
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Prince Henry sponsors exploration -
Portugal reaches Cape Verde, first time new land is discovered -
Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope -
He first stopped in the Bahamian islands known as Haiti and DR then made his way to southern America now known as Florida
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John caboat discovers new found land -
Balboa discovers Pacific Ocean -
Jorge Alvarez reaches China -
Magellan circumnavigates the globe -
Cartier explores eastern Canada -
de Vaca’s exploration of N. America -
Portuguese reach Japan -
Frobisher explores N. Canada -
Janszoon discovers Australia -
Hudson ex- plores the coast of N. America -
Abel Tasman discovers Tasmania and New Zealand