Chapter 2 Age of Exploration time line

By Hermosillo3A
  • 1000

    Leif Erickson: sponsored by the country of Scandinavia

    Leif Erickson: sponsored by the country of Scandinavia
    Was the first European to land on the coast of North America. Specifically in what is now present day Canada.
  • 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias: sailed for the country of Portugal

    Bartolomeu Dias: sailed for the country of Portugal
    Sailed Southward down the coast of Africa making it to the Southern tip of Africa. He called this Southern tip of the " Cape of Good Hope."
  • 1488

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral: sponsored by the country by Portugal.

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral: sponsored by the country by Portugal.
    He is known for finding the county of Brazil in South America. He starts a settlement there in the name of Portugal
  • 1497

    Vasco da Gama: sucsessfully sailed around the southern tip of Africa and discovered a sea route to India.

    Vasco da Gama: sucsessfully sailed around the southern tip of Africa and discovered a sea route to India.
    Vasco da Gama sailed all around Africa and all the way to India winning the European race for a sea route to Asia.
  • 1497

    John Cabot: to look for a northern sea route to Asia in 1497.

    John Cabot: to look for a northern sea route to Asia in 1497.
    Cabot probably landed on the coast of present-day Newfoundland.
  • 1499

    Amerigo Vespucci: led a voyage funded by Spain.

    Amerigo Vespucci: led a voyage funded by Spain.
    He explored the coast of South America.
  • 1513

    Vasco Nunez:

    Vasco Nunez:
    He hiked through steamy rivers to find them (the great waters.)
  • 1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa: sponsored by the country of Spain.

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa: sponsored by the country of Spain.
    He is known for sailing to the country of Panama and discovering the Pacific Ocean.
  • 1513

    Juan Ponce de León: made the first Spanish landing on the east coast of present-day Florida in 1513.

    Juan Ponce de León: made the first Spanish landing on the east coast of present-day Florida in 1513.
    According to legend, Ponce de León was not looking only for gold. He also hoped to find the legendary fountain of youth.
  • 1519

    Hernan Cortes: landed on the east coast of present-day mexico

    Hernan Cortes: landed on the east coast of present-day mexico
    He conqured the Aztec Empire that had ruled the religion.
  • 1520

    Ferdinand Magellan: sailed for Spain.

    Ferdinand Magellan: sailed for Spain.
    He sailed through the stormy waters of a narrow sea passage, or a strait.
  • 1524

    Giovanni de Verrazano, to look for a northern route.

    Giovanni de Verrazano, to look for a northern route.
    Verrazano explored the coast of North America from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas
  • 1528

    Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: was part of a Spanish expedition to Florida in 1528.

    Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: was part of a Spanish expedition to Florida in 1528.
    After coming into conflict with Native Americans in Florida, the expedition sailed south toward Mexico in November, led by Pánfilo de Narváez (nahr.VAH•ays). Three of its five boats were lost in a storm.
  • 1531

    Francisco Pizarro: led an army into the Inca Capital in Cuzco, Peru.

    Francisco Pizarro: led an army into the Inca Capital in Cuzco, Peru.
    He soon controlled most of the vast and wealthy Inca Empire
  • 1535

    Jacques Cartier: sailed up the St. Lawrence River, hoping it would lead to the Pacific

    Jacques Cartier: sailed up the St. Lawrence River, hoping it would lead to the Pacific
    Cartier did not make it to the Pacific, but he discovered a mountain peak that he named Mont-Royal, which means "royal mountain.”
  • 1540

    Francisco Vásquez de Coronado: His travels took him through northern Mexico and present-day Arizona and New Mexico

    Francisco Vásquez de Coronado: His travels took him through northern Mexico and present-day Arizona and New Mexico
    Finally convinced that there was no gold, members of the expedition traveled west to the Colorado River and east into what is now Kansas. They found no gold only “windswept plains” and strange “shaggy cows” (buffalo).
  • 1541

    De Soto: led an expedition to explore Florida and what is today the southeastern United States

    De Soto: led an expedition to explore Florida and what is today the southeastern United States
    For three years they traveled, following stories of gold. Their encounters with the native people often turned violent.
  • 1542

    Juan Cabrillo: first sighted what is now California

    Juan Cabrillo: first sighted what is now California
    Around 1769, that policy changed. California was the northern frontier of the Spanish Empire in North America, and Spain needed a large number of colonists to solidify its hold on the region.

  • Henry Hudson: he discovered the river that now bears his name.

    Henry Hudson: he discovered the river that now bears his name.
    In his ship, the Half Moon, Hudson sailed north on the Hudson River as far as the site of present-day Albany, New York. Deciding that he had not found a passage to India, he turned back.
    The following year England sent Hudson to try again.

  • Louis Joliet, and a priest, Jacques Marquette-traveled the Mississippi River by canoe.

    Louis Joliet, and a priest, Jacques Marquette-traveled the Mississippi River by canoe.
    Joliet and Marquette hoped to find precious metals. They were also looking for a Northwest Passage. When they realized that the Mississippi flowed south into the Gulf of Mexico rather than west into the Pacific,

  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle: followed the Mississippi all the way to the Gulf of Mexico

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle: followed the Mississippi all the way to the Gulf of Mexico
    He claimed the region for France, calling it Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV. In 1718 the French founded New Orleans, French explorers and missionaries traveled west to the Rocky Mountains and the Rio Grande.