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1000
Vikings discovered North America
Leif Eriksson found America on accident by a storm -
1488
Bartholomew Dias from Portugal
He sailed to the Cape of Good Hope. -
1492
Christopher Columbus Sailed for Spain
It was the first trip he took to North America and he thought it was Asia. -
1493
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
He sailed Back to the Americas -
1497
Vasco de Gama of Portugal
de Gama was the first who sailed all the way around Africa to Asia. -
1497
John Cabot sailed for England
He was the first European to first to discover the Northern U.S. and Canada since Leif Erikson. -
1498
Christopher Columbus Sailed for Spain
This is his 3rd trip to the Americas. -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci sailed for Spain
Sailed across the coast of South America he took such good notes mapmakers were sure that it wasn't Asia so they named the new land America in his honor. -
1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral Sailed for portugal
Tried to sail to Africa but ended up in Brazil -
1502
Christopher Columbus Sailed for Spain
He traveled to the Americas for the fourth time. -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for Spain
He travels through Central America and is the first European to see the Pacific ocean. -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain
Goes to Florida to find the fountain of youth. -
1519
Hernan Cortes sailed for Spain
He was a conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire. -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for spain
He sails off with 270 men and his goal id to circumnavigate the globe and he becomes the first to do it. -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano sailed for France
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1527
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
He and his slave Estevanico explored looking for the 7 cities of gold. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Cabeza de Vaca
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1532
Francisco Pizarro sailed for Spain
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Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto sail for Spain
He is the first European to find the Mississippi river. -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez Oran sail for Spained
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1542
Juan Abrillo
First European person to discover California
