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Leif Eriksson sponserd by the country Scandinavia
Was the 1st European to land on North America -
1488
Bartolomeu Dias Sailed for Portugal
Sailed southward down the cost of Africa and named the Caper of Good Hope -
1488
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Known for finding the country of Brazil -
1492
Christopher Columbus is the guy that Sailed the Ocean blue
In 1492 Christopher Columbus Sailed for Spain and tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean and landed in the Americas but believed he had reached Asia He also was the person made four trips across the Atlantic -
1497
Vasco da Gama sailed for India
Sailed all around Africa and all the way to India winning the European race for a sea route to Asia -
1497
Italian Sailor John Cabot
Sailing for English, searched for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Canada and Newfoundland and for looked for a northern sea route to Asia in 1497 -
1499
Italian Amerigo Vespucci
He led a voyage funded by Spain in 1499 he explored the coast of South America and realized South America was a separated continent, and not part of Asia -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa Spain
Known for sailing to amino and discovering the pacific -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Made the first Spanish landing in the east coast of present-day Florida -
1519
Hernan Cortes conquered The Aztec Empire
Landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico He also conquered the Aztec Empire that had ruled an region -
1520
Ferdinand Magellan Portuguese explorer
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who was sailing for Spain and reached the southernmost tip of South America. He also sailed through the stormy waters of a narrow sea passage, or strait -
1524
Giovanni de Verrazano
Verrazano explored the coast of North America from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas -
1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Was part of a Spanish expedition to Florida. After coming into Native Americans in Florida, the expedition sailed south toward Mexico in November -
1535
Frenchman Jacques Cartier
Sailed down the Saint Lawrence river (all the way to present-day Montreal, claiming land for France) Hoping it would lead him to the pacific -
1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
His travels took him through northern Mexico and present-day Arizona and New Mexico, until his expedition reached a Zuni settlement -
1541
Hernando de Soto
Led an expedition to explore Florida and what is today the southeastern United States. Then in 1541 he crossed the Mississippi river -
1542
Juan Cabrillo
Was a maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, under taken on behalf of the Spanish Empire -
1543
Francisco Pizarro Led an Army
He led an army into the Inca capital in Cuzco, Peru -
English Caption Henry Hudson
Led a Dutch expedition to present-day New York -
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. -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
Louis was a fur trader and Jacques was a priest, they traveled the Mississippi River by Canoe. They hoped to find precious metals. They were also looking for a Northwest Passage
