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Period: 1 CE to 1501
John Cabot
sailed for english & searched for the pacific ocean along the coast of canada and newfoundland -
Period: 970 to 1020
Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson was an explorer from Iceland. He was the first known European to have set foot on North America, before Christopher Columbus -
Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460
Prince Henry
Prince henry the navigator sailed for Portugal -
Period: 1450 to May 29, 1500
Bartolomeu Dias
He was a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, and sailed for Portugal. -
Period: 1451 to May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Period: Mar 9, 1454 to Feb 22, 1512
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian merchant, explorer, and navigator that has the Americas named after him. He 03participated in at least two voyages of the Age of Discovery. -
Period: 1460 to Dec 24, 1524
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. -
Period: 1474 to 1521
Juan ponce de leon
explored present day florida 1513, looking for the fountain of youth -
Period: 1475 to Jan 15, 1519
Vasco Nunez de Balbo
Was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. -
Period: Mar 16, 1478 to Jun 26, 1541
francisco Pizarro
Was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru. -
Period: Feb 3, 1480 to Apr 27, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expedition. -
Period: Oct 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546
Martin luther
lead a religious reform movement called the protestant reformation -
Period: 1485 to Dec 2, 1547
Hernando cortes
Conquered the Aztecs -
Period: 1490 to May 27, 1559
Alvar nunez cabeza de vaca
explored the north american southwest looking for 7 cities of gold -
Period: Dec 23, 1491 to Sep 1, 1557
jaques cartier
sailed down the saint lawrence river to montreal and claimed lands for france -
Period: Mar 13, 1499 to Jan 3, 1543
juan rodriguez cabrillo
Best known for investigations of the west coast -
Period: Mar 13, 1499 to Jan 3, 1543
Jaun Cabrillo
was an explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America -
Period: 1500 to May 21, 1542
Hernando de soto
Explored present day florida and north carolina -
Period: 1510 to Sep 22, 1554
Fransisco vasquez de coronado
discovered grand canyon while looking for seven cities of gold -
Period: Aug 13, 1564 to
Samuel de Champlain
He was a French colonist, navigator, soldier, explorer. -
Period: 1565 to
Henry Hudson
Led a dutch expedition to present day new york -
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Rene-Robert De La Salle
Was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America.