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Leif Erikson
1st Europeon to reach America -
1487
Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, sailed for Portugal
Portugal southward made it to the bottom of Africa
-Discovering the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope -
1492
Christoper Columbus sailed for Spain
Tried to reach Asia by sailing west across Atlantic, landed in the Americas but believed he had reached Asia -
1493
Christopher Columbus- sailed for Spain
His second voyage to the Americas across Atantic Ocean -
1497
John Cobat sailed for England
He took a northern sea route to Asia. He landed on the coast on present-day Newfoundland. -
1498
Vasco De Gama sailed for Portugal
1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia -
1498
Christoper Columbus sailed for Spain
His 3rd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci - sailed for Spain
He sailed along the coast of South America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced that this was not Asia and named the new land "America" in Amerigo's honor. -
1500
Pedro Alaveras Cabral sailed for Portugal
On his way Around Africa it went to wide and and ended up in Brazil, South America -
1502
Christoper Columbus sailed for Spain
His 4th and final voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon- Sailed for Spain
He went looking for Fountain of Youth in modern day Florida -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Baldoa sailed for Spain
He travels through Spouth America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean (largest ocean on Earth) -
1519
Hernando Cortes- Sailed for Spain
Went into Central America (modern day Mexico) and conqured the Aztec. -
1521
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
He circumnavigated the globe. It took just 3 years to do. -
1524
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for France
He looked for a northern route. He explored the coast of North America from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca
accopained by Estevanico (a slave) and others. explored the North American Southwest looking for the ledgendary gold and did not find it. -
1532
Francisco Pizzaro- Sailed for Spain
He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire. -
1535
Jacques Cartier sailed for France
He sailed up the Lawerence River hoping it would lead to the Pacific. He did not make it to the Pacific, but he discovered a mountain peak hat he named Mont-royal which means "Royal Mountain". -
1539
Herando de Soto
explored Florida and North Carolina, 1st European to cross the Mississippi River -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez de Coranado
in North American Southwest, discovered the Grand Canyon -
1542
Juan Cabrillo Sailed for Spain
He explors up from Mexico and goes into modern day California -
Henry Hudson sailed for Dutch
He sailed North on the Hudson River (named after him) as far as the site of present-day Albany, New York. -
Henry Hudson sailed for England
He discovered a bay now named Hudson Bay. Thinking he had reached the Pacific, Hudson spent months looking for an outlet. -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette sailed for France
They traveled the Mississippi River by canoe. They were hoping to fine precious metals. They were looking for a Northwest passage. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle sailed for France
He followed the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the region for France, calling it Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV
