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1000
Leif Erikkson
He was a viking who left Scandavia and landed at persent-day Canada, Sponsored by Noway -
1487
Bartoloumeu Dias
Discovered the Southern tip of Africa and named it "Cape of Good Hope". Sponsored by Portugal. -
1497
Christopher Columbus
He tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic, Sponsored by Portugal. -
1497
John Cabot
Landed on present-day Newfoundland, Sponsored by France. -
1497
Vasco Da Gama
First European to find an ocean trading route to India, Sponsored by Portugal. -
1500
Pedro Alvares Cabral
An Portuguese navigator who discovered Brazil, Sponsored by Portugal. -
1507
Amerigo Vespucci
discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata, Sponsored by Spain. -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Made the first landing on the east coast of present-day Florida, sponsored by Spain. -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
First person to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas, Sponsored by Spain. -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Set sailed with a crew and were the first people known to circumnavigate the world, Sponsored by Spain -
1519
Hernan Cortes
Landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico, Sponsored by Spain. -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano
Explored the coast of North America from present day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas, Sponsored by France. -
1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Made out of a storm and told about the Seven Cities of Cibola, Sponsored by Spain. -
1531
Francisco Pizarro
Led an Army into the Inca Capital in Cuzco, sponsored by Spain. -
1535
Jacques Cartier
Sailed up the St. Lawrence River, but discovered Mount-Royal, Sponsored by France -
1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Search of gold by going through Northern America to present-day New Mexicom Sponsored by Spain. -
1541
Hernado de Soto
Crossed the Mississippi River, sponsored by Spain. -
1542
Juan Cabrillo
Discovered present-day California, was sponsored by Spain. -
Henry Hudson (twice)
Discovered present-day Albany,New York, Sponsored by Dutch. -
Henry Hudson (twice)
Discovered the river that bears his own name, Sponsored by Dutch. -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
Discovered that the Mississippi flowed south into the Gulf of Mexico rather than west into the Pacific, Sponsored by France. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
Claimed the region of France, calling it Louisiana, Sponsored by France.
