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Early Explores

  • leif eriksson Viking
    1000

    leif eriksson Viking

    1st European to reach N. america
  • john cabot
    1479

    john cabot

    landed at the cost of present day Newfoundland
  • Bartolomeu Dias sailed for Portugal
    1487

    Bartolomeu Dias sailed for Portugal

    Sailed to the bottom of Africa and founded the cape of good hope
  • Christopher Columbus
    1492

    Christopher Columbus

    sailed to north america, across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asia
  • Christopher Columbus Spain
    1493

    Christopher Columbus Spain

    His second voyage tho the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
  • Vasco Da Gama
    1497

    Vasco Da Gama

    1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia
  • Christopher Columbus Spain
    1498

    Christopher Columbus Spain

    His third voyage tho the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
  • Amerigo Vespucci- saild for spain
    1499

    Amerigo Vespucci- saild for spain

    Sailed along the coast of S. America. he took such good note about the coast the mapmakers were convinced that was not Asia and named the new land "America" in his honor.
  • padreo alavres Cabral sailed for Portugal
    1500

    padreo alavres Cabral sailed for Portugal

    on his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil south america
  • Christopher Columbus Spain
    1502

    Christopher Columbus Spain

    His forth and final voyage tho the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
  • Juan Ponce de León sailed for spain
    1513

    Juan Ponce de León sailed for spain

    east coast of present day Florida 1513 he was trying to find gold and the fountain of youth.
  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for spain
    1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for spain

    He travels through central America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean (largest ocean on earth)
  • Hernando cortes- sailed spain
    1519

    Hernando cortes- sailed spain

    Went into Central America (modern day Mexico) conquered the Aztec.
  • Period: 1519 to 1522

    Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain

    1st European to circumnavigate the globe
  • Giovanni de Varrazano
    1524

    Giovanni de Varrazano

    Explored the coast of northern america from present day nova
  • Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
    1528

    Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

    part of a Spanish expedition to Florida, 2 of their ships got stuck on an island near present day Texes.
  • Period: 1528 to 1536

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca- Estevanico (slave)

    shipwrecked in storm few survive become slaves Estevanico frees them then they look for the 7 cities of gold.
  • Francisco Pizarro sailed for spain
    1532

    Francisco Pizarro sailed for spain

    He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire.
  • Jacques Cartier
    1535

    Jacques Cartier

    traveled up the st lowrance river
  • Henry Hudson
    1536

    Henry Hudson

    found hudson bay
  • Period: 1539 to 1542

    Hernando de Soto

    led an expedition to Florida which is now present day south eastern U.S they traveled 3 years and crossed the Mississippi river
  • Period: 1540 to 1542

    Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

    His travels took him through New Mexico and present day Arizona, they traveled to the west Colorado river which is now present day Kansas they found no gold but found the grand canyon.
  • 1542

    Juan cabrillo sailed for spain

    He explorers up from Mexico and goes into modern day California
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    sent to find the passeg to the Americas
  • Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

    traveled through the Mississippi river on canoe.
  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle

    sailed all the way to the gulf of mexico