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1000
Leif Eriksson
First European to get to Native America. -
1487
Bartolomeau Dias sailed for Portugal
Sailed to the bottom of Africa (The tip of Africa) the Cape of Good Hope -
1492
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
Sailed to North America, across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asia. -
1493
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
His second voyage across the Atlantic ocean -
1497
Vasco Da Gama sailed for Europe
Sailed all around Africa and all the way to India,
winning the European race for a sea route to Asia. -
1497
John Cabot sailed for England
John Cabot was sent to look for a northern sea route to Asia, but landed in present day Newfoundland. -
1498
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
His 3rd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic ocean -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci sailed for Spain
Sailed along the coast of South America. He took such good notes about the coast the mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia. They named the land America in his honor -
1500
Pedro Alavres Cabral sailed for Portugal
He was trying to go to Africa but ended up in Brazil, South America -
1502
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
His 4th and final voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic ocean -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for Spain
He travels through central America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain
He went looking for the Fountain of Youth in modern day Florida. -
1519
Hernando Cortes- sailed for Spain
Went into Central America(modern day Mexico) and conquered the Aztec. -
1520
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
He circumnavigated the globe. It took just under 3 years to do. -
1524
Giovanni de Verrazano sailed for France
Giovanni was sent to look for a northern route to Asia. He ended up exploring the coast of North America from present day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Accompanied by Estvancio and others, explored the North American Southwest looking for the city of gold. -
1532
Francisco Pizzaro sailed for Spain
He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire -
1535
Jacques Cartier sailed for France
Jacques sailed up the St. Lawrence river hoping it would lead to the Pacific, but ended up finding a mountain peak he called Mont-royal. -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto sailed for Spain
Explored Florida and North Carolina. -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Franciso Vasquez de Coronado
In North American Southwest, discovered the Grand Canyon(in AZ) -
1542
Juan Cabrillo sailed for Spain
He explores up from mexico and goes into modern day California. -
Henry Hudson sailed for the Dutch
The dutch got Henry to look for a passage through the Americas. In his ship the Half Moon, he sailed through the Hudson River but he decided he never found India, and went back. -
Henry Hudson sailed for the England
England sent Hudson to try again a year later, on the trip he discovered Hudson Bay. His crew became inpatient and set Hudson, his son, and a few sailors a drift in a small boat, never to be seen again. -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette sailed for France
The two sailed the Mississippi River. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
He followed the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
