Age of Exporation lbritt MMS11 Per.1

  • Prince Henrey, Portugal
    May 16, 1450

    Prince Henrey, Portugal

    Prince henry sailed from Portugal arond the africa tip. He look for place that have gold and silver, to make their coins. prince also looked for a new trade route, so Portugal can get wealther. Also so they can get more trade.
  • Bartolomeu Dias, Portugal
    May 17, 1473

    Bartolomeu Dias, Portugal

    Went after Prince Henry death. Went around the Africa tip. Then a wind blow him southwards. Went the storm was over he ws in the west coast of Africa. he named it Cape of storm and then the king named it Cape of god hope.
  • christopher Columbus, Ilaly
    Aug 1, 1492

    christopher Columbus, Ilaly

    Queen Isabella of Spain supported his idea. He set sail with three ships. they were called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
    he had a crew of about 90 sailers. Three days later he landed on the bahamas. On Jan. 1493, columbus went back to spain with gold, parrots, cotton, and other plan and animals, and some native americans.
  • treaty of tordesillas
    May 23, 1493

    treaty of tordesillas

    pope drew a papal line of demarcation or an imaginery line from the north pole to the southpole,some 3000 miles
  • John cabot, England
    May 23, 1497

    John cabot, England

    Explore the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and established claimed for England in the americas.
  • Amerigo Vespucci, Spain
    May 23, 1497

    Amerigo Vespucci, Spain

    Explored Atlantic coast of South America. He was one of the first to beleive he had reached the new world.
  • Vasco da Gama, Portuguese
    Jun 9, 1497

    Vasco da Gama, Portuguese

    He lead a convoy. A convoy is a group of four ships. They siped down the Tagus river from lisbon, Portugal. They went as far as Cape Verde.Order from the king to proclaim the christain faith and to wrest kingdom and the new state from the hand of the barbarians. After four mouth some of the crew were sick. Then they kept on sailing around Aferica to the island of Mozambique
  • vasco Nunez de Baloa, spain
    May 19, 1513

    vasco Nunez de Baloa, spain

    First European to sail east shore of the pacific Ocean
  • Ponce de Leon, Spain
    May 19, 1513

    Ponce de Leon, Spain

    Sail North from Puerto Rico to explore Florida.
  • Franciso Pizzaro, spain
    May 20, 1513

    Franciso Pizzaro, spain

  • Ferdinand magella, spain
    Oct 18, 1519

    Ferdinand magella, spain

    He set sail from spain. He had a feet of five ships and crew of 256. went around the tip of South America. He sailed thou the Great South Sea ( Pacific Ocean).
  • hernan Cortez, spain
    May 20, 1521

    hernan Cortez, spain

    He invated Mexico. With guns and small pots he destord the native americans. Took lots of gold.
  • Giovanni da V errazano, France
    May 23, 1523

    Giovanni da V errazano, France

    Hired to a northwest parrage. He sailed along the atlantic coast from North Carolina to new york.
  • alvar Nunez cabeza de Vaca,Spain
    May 23, 1527

    alvar Nunez cabeza de Vaca,Spain

    joined the expeditoin of Pamfilo de Naruaez to florrida in 1526 as treasurer. He was the only surcicor who remained on the mainland
  • Jacpues Cartier,
    May 23, 1531

    Jacpues Cartier,

    He looked for the northwest passage. Had two small ships and 61crew members. sailed down the coast of newfoundland.
  • juan rodrigues cabrillo
    Jun 27, 1542

    juan rodrigues cabrillo

    led the first Eurpean expedition to explore the coast of North America
  • Sir Fancis Drake, England
    May 23, 1577

    Sir Fancis Drake, England

    first English man to sail around the world
  • John Davis English

    John Davis English

    explored, west coeast of Greenland in search of northwest passage to Asia