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1000
Leif Erickson Sponsored by the country of Scandinavia
He landed on the coast of North America and he was the first European to land in North America -
1419
Henry the navigator
Henry The Navigator made a school for sailors and financed Portuguese exploration -
1420
Laying the groundwork for transportation
Portugal's prince Henry set up a center of transport in Sagres -
1487
Bartholemu Dias England sponsored
Set out from Lisbon with two small caravels and a supply ship to explore the southernmost part of Africa "sponsored" by Portugal -
1492
Search for spices
Christopher Columbus led 90 men on three ships to try to find a sea route to Asia for spices. -
1492
Christopher Columbus sponsored by england
Made it across to america by thinking it would go to Asia -
Oct 12, 1492
Landing
When he got off of his ship he thought he was in the indies however he had reached North America -
1497
Trips to India
Vasco Da Gama began his voyage to India after he set sail from Portugal however they did not hug the coast of Africa as Dias's ships had instead they were out of sight of land -
1497
Vasco Da Gama sponsored by portugal
Sailed all the way around Africa to India and won the sea race to get there -
Nov 22, 1497
Rounding the cape
On Nov 22nd 1497 Vasco Da Gama finally was on the Eastern coast of Africa he had made many stops including one at Mombasa which is part of present day Kenya and then he finally reach the port of Calicut India -
Period: Nov 22, 1497 to May 22, 1498
Landings in india
Over 13 ships had ended up landing in india over this time -
1503
Amerigo Vespucci sponsored by Spain
he claimed a ton of land for Spain -
1513
Francisco Pizarro sponsored by spain
Explored the Andes mountains of South America and conquered the Inca Empire -
1513
Juan ponce de leon sponsored by spain
Explored Florida looking for the "fountain of youth" -
1517
Martin Luther By germany
German Priest that wrote theses protesting tha practices of the Catholic church -
1519
Hernando Cortes Sponsored by Spain
Sailed to mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztecs -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan sponsored by Portugal
He discovered the Strait of Magellan -
1527
Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca from spain
Accompanied by Estevanico and others exploring the South West for 7 cities of gold -
1527
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Sponsored by spain
Cont. Looking for cities of gold but found the Grand Canyon -
1538
Hernando de soto by spain
Explored Florida and North Carolina and discovered the Mississippi river -
1550
Bartolome De Las Casas
Defended Native American rights -
John Cabot Sponsored by england
He is sent to find the Northwest Passage -
Henry Hudson By France
Discovered the Hudson bay -
Jacques Cartier By France
Send to find the Northwest passage as well
