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1497 BCE
Vasco De Gama
Sailed for Portugal -
1000
Leif Erikson
Viking -
1487
Bartolomeu Dias
Sailed for Portugal -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Sailed for Spain, first voyage -
1493
Christopher Columbus
Sailed for Spain ( second voyage ) -
Period: 1497 to 1524
John Cabot- sailed for England
Looked for a northern sea route to Asia, then ended up on the coast of present day Newfoundland -
1498
Christopher Columbus
Sailed for Spain ( third Voyage) -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci Sailed for spain
Sailed the coast of S. america he took such good notes that the mapmakers in Europe were convinced it wasn't Asia and named the new land America after him -
1500
Pedro Alaverez Cubral
Sailed for Portgual -
1502
Christopher Columbus
Sailed for Spain ( fourth trip to America ) -
1513
Vasco numez de balba
Sailed for Spain- first to see the Pacific ocean -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon- sailed for Spain
explored present day Florida, looking for the fountain of youth -
1519
Hernando Cortes - Sailed for Spain
Is a conquistador for Spain , conquered the Aztec -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan- portugal
270 crew members when he sets off for his voyage and 5 boats
First European to circumnavigate the glob -
1524
Giovanni de Verrazano-sailed for france
sent to look for another northern route and explored present day Nova Scotia down to the Carolina's -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de vaca- sailed for spain
accompanied by Estevanico( his slave) and others, explored the North American Southwest looking for 7 cities of Gold -
1532
Francisco Pizarro- sailed for spain
A conquistador who explored the Andes Mountains of South America and conquered the Inca Empire . -
1535
Jacques Cartier - sailed for France
Sailed up the St.Lawrence river but found a mountain peak that he named Mont-royal -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de soto- Sailed for Spain
explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado-spain
cont. in North American Southwest looking for cities of gold, discovered the grand canyon ( in AZ) -
1542
Juan Cabrillio- sailed for Spain
He explores up from Mexico and goes into modern day California -
Henry Hudson - sailed for dutch
Wanted to find a passage through the Americas but instead found the river that is now named after him -
Henry Hudson - sailed for English voyage 2
discovered the Hudson bay thinking he reached the pacific ocean spent months looking for and outlet, but failed and his crew left him -
Louis Joliet- sailed for france
canoed the Mississippi river looking for precious medals and the northwest passage -
Jacques Marquette- france
canoed the Mississippi river looking for precious medals and the northwest passage -
Cavalier de La Salle- sailed for france
followed the Mississippi all the way to the gulf of mexico ,claimed the land for France and called it Louisiana after Louis XIV -
Robert Cavelier- France
Followed the Mississippi down to the gulf of mexico and claimed the region for France calling it Louisiana in honor if Louis XIV
