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Early Explorers

  • Leif Erikson sponsered by Scandinavia
    1000

    Leif Erikson sponsered by Scandinavia

    Landed on the Northern coast of North America, which is present day Canada.
  • Barthalemeu Dias sailed for the country of Portugal
    1488

    Barthalemeu Dias sailed for the country of Portugal

    Sailed south from Portugal and made it to the tip of Africa before turning around.He named the tip Cape of Good Hope.
  • Paedro Alverez Cabral sponsered by Prortugal
    1488

    Paedro Alverez Cabral sponsered by Prortugal

    Responsible for finding the country of Portugal.
  • Christoher Columbus sponsered by Spain
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christoher Columbus sponsered by Spain

    Sailed West to find route to Aisa, and instead landed in the Middle Americas.
  • John Cabot sailed for Italy
    1497

    John Cabot sailed for Italy

    Searched along the coast of Canada to find a passage to the Pacific.(He didn't)
  • Vasco Nunez de Ballboa sponsered by Spain
    1497

    Vasco Nunez de Ballboa sponsered by Spain

    Discovered the Pacific ocean.
  • Vasco de Gama sailed for Portugal
    1498

    Vasco de Gama sailed for Portugal

    Had succesfully compleated a searoute from Portugal to India.
  • Amarigo Vespucci sponsered by Spain
    1499

    Amarigo Vespucci sponsered by Spain

    Sailed West toward Aisia, and landed on South America. People realized this continent was seperate from Aisia, deciding to name it America in his honor.
  • Jaun Ponce de Leon sponsered by Spain
    1513

    Jaun Ponce de Leon sponsered by Spain

    First Spanish landing in present day Florida.
  • Hermes Cortez sponsered by Spain
    1519

    Hermes Cortez sponsered by Spain

    Concoured the Aztec empire.
  • Ferdinand Magellan sponsered by Spain
    1520

    Ferdinand Magellan sponsered by Spain

    Named the Pacific ocean after the Spanish word for calm, he died in the Philipines, ut his crew was first to circummnavigate the world.
  • Giovanni de Varrazano sailed for France
    1524

    Giovanni de Varrazano sailed for France

    An italian sailer that was also looking for a Northern Passage.
    Sailed everywhere from present day Nova Scotia to the Carolinas.
  • Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca sponsered by Spain
    1528

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca sponsered by Spain

    Part of a short expedition to Florida before getting involved with the natives, sailing south ending up shipwreck, and figuring out some healing ritual that involed a blessed stick whilts saying Latin prayers.
  • Fransisco Pizzaro sponsered by Spain
    1533

    Fransisco Pizzaro sponsered by Spain

    Ended up controlling the Inca empire.
  • Jaques Carter sailed for France
    1535

    Jaques Carter sailed for France

    Road upon the St. Lawrence River claiming lands for Rance till he hit modern day Montreal.
  • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado sponsered by Spain
    1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado sponsered by Spain

    Looked for the seven cities of gold and found absolutly squat.
  • Hernando de Soto sponsered by Spain
    1541

    Hernando de Soto sponsered by Spain

    First to cross the Mississipi river, and was later buried in it's waters.
  • Juan Cabrillo sponsered by Spain
    1542

    Juan Cabrillo sponsered by Spain

    First to sight California. This lead to California later becomeing the front of the Spanish empire.
  • Henry Hudson sailed for England

    Henry Hudson sailed for England

    Hudson was also on a journey for The Pacific Passage but all he found was a bay, river, and Albany New York, and named the first two after himself.
  • Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette sailed for the Dutch

    Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette sailed for the Dutch

    A fur trader and preist that sailed the entire misssissipi river. Until they realized it lead into the Gulf of Mexico then they headed back upstream.
  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle sailed for France

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle sailed for France

    Also sailed all the way down the Missisippi River but claimed lands for France on the way including, good old Louisianna named after king Louise.