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He was a viking who left Scandavia and landed at persent-day Canada, Sponsored by Noway
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Discovered the Southern tip of Africa and named it "Cape of Good Hope". Sponsored by Portugal.
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He tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic, Sponsored by Portugal.
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Landed on present-day Newfoundland, Sponsored by France.
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First European to find an ocean trading route to India, Sponsored by Portugal.
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An Portuguese navigator who discovered Brazil, Sponsored by Portugal.
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discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata, Sponsored by Spain.
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Made the first landing on the east coast of present-day Florida, sponsored by Spain.
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First person to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas, Sponsored by Spain.
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Set sailed with a crew and were the first people known to circumnavigate the world, Sponsored by Spain
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Landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico, Sponsored by Spain.
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Explored the coast of North America from present day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas, Sponsored by France.
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Made out of a storm and told about the Seven Cities of Cibola, Sponsored by Spain.
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Led an Army into the Inca Capital in Cuzco, sponsored by Spain.
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Sailed up the St. Lawrence River, but discovered Mount-Royal, Sponsored by France
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Search of gold by going through Northern America to present-day New Mexicom Sponsored by Spain.
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Crossed the Mississippi River, sponsored by Spain.
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Discovered present-day California, was sponsored by Spain.
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Discovered present-day Albany,New York, Sponsored by Dutch.
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Discovered the river that bears his own name, Sponsored by Dutch.
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Discovered that the Mississippi flowed south into the Gulf of Mexico rather than west into the Pacific, Sponsored by France.
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Claimed the region of France, calling it Louisiana, Sponsored by France.