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he is the first European to land in north america. He ends up landing on what is now present day Canada.
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he is known for landing in the country of Brazil in south america. He starts a settlement there for Portugal.
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in 1492 he set sail from Spain and made it to the Bahamas.
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After rounding the cape on November 22, Vasco de Gama made it to Africa's eastern coast. He then met a pilot from India that led him the rest of the way to India. Once he did that, the sea route to Asia was made.
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Ameriga went on three voyages, his most successful voyage was his third. On his third voyage he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata.
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went to look for a sea route to Asia. Probably landed on the coast of present-day Newfoundland.
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Sailed Southward from Portugal and made it around the southern tip of Africa. He named the southern tip of Africa, "The Cape of Good Hope"
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He is known for landing in present day panama and he is the first european to see the pacific ocean
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Made the first spanish landing on the east coast of present day florida.
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in 1519 Cortez landed on present day mexico with 11 ships and 16 horses.
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After Cortez took over the Aztec, Pizarro went to peru and took over the Inca empire.
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Was hired to look for a northern route. Explored the coast of North America from present day Nova Scotia to the Carolinas.
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Was part of a Spanish expedition to Florida.
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Sailed up the St. Lawrence River hoping to find the Pacific. He didn't find the pacific, but he did find a mountain and named it Mont-Royal meaning "royal mountain"
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he went though northern mexico, present-day arizona, and new mexico before reaching a Zuni settlement.
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Led an expedition to Florida searching for gold. he also crossed the Mississippi river saying that it was, "swift" and "very deep"
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Cabrillo first sighted what is now California.
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Magellan cane across a very calm ocean, so he name it the Pacific Ocean. (Pacifico in spanish)
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Wanted to find a passage to the Americas, he ended up discovering a river that now bears his name, the Hudson River
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Both of them traveled down the Mississippi river in canoes is search of precious metals. They ended up going into the Gulf of Mexico instead of going to the Pacific.
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Followed the Mississippi all the way to the Gulf. He claimed a region for France and and called it Louisiana.
