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Period: 1487 BCE to 1499
Bartolomeu Dias in 1488 sailed from Portugal
Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, sailed from Portugal southward made it to the bottom of Africa
Discovering the south African coast -
1000
Leif Erickson- Viking
1st European to reach N. America -
Period: 1487 to 1950 BCE
Vasco da gama
in 1497, sailed all around Africa and all the way to India
Winning the European race for a sea route to Asia -
1492
Christopher Columbus- sailed to Spain
1st trip sailed to N. America, across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asia. -
1493
Christopher Columbus- sailed for Spain
His 2nd Voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic -
1497
John Cabot- sailed for the sea route to Asia
cabot probably landed on the coast of present-day Newfoundland -
1498
Christoper Columbus sailed to Spain
His 3rd Voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci- Sailed for Spain
Sailed along the Coast of S. Amrica. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land "America" in his honor. -
Period: 1500 to 1555
Pablo Alavres Cabral Sailed to Portugal
On his way around Africa he went wide and ended up in Bank South Africa -
1502
Christopher Columbus sailed to Spain
His 4th and final Voyage to the Americas across The Atlantic -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for Spain
He travels through central America and is the !st European to see the Pacific Ocean (largest ocean on Earth) -
1513
juan ponce de Leon- Sailed for Spain
he went looking for the Foutain of youth in modern day Florida -
1519
Hernando Cortes- Sailed for Sapin
Went into Central America ( modern day mexico) and conquered the Aztec. -
1520
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
He circumnavigated the globe. it took just under 3 years to do it. -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano- sailed for a northern trade route
Varrazano explored the coast of N. America from present day Nova scotia down to carolinas -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez cabeza de Vaca-Sailed for Spain
Accompanied by eztevanico (a slave) and others, explored the N. America Southwest -
1532
Francisco Pizzaro- Sailed fro Spain
He went to S.America and conquered the Inca Empire -
1535
Jacques Cartier-sailed for St. lawrence river
Cartier didn't make it to the Pacific, but he discovered a mountain peak, that he named mount royal which mean royal moutain. -
Period: 1539 to 1546
Hernando de Soto- Sailed fro Spain
Explored Florida and North Carolia in 1539 -
1540
Francisco Vasquez do Coronado- Sailed fro Spain
Cont. in North American Southwest discovered the Grand Canyon -
1542
Juan Cabrillo Sailed for Spain
He exploers up from Mexico and goes into modern day California -
henry hudson- sailed for a passage through the americas
In his ship the half moon, hudson sailed north on the hudson river as far as the site of present da Albany, he didn't find the passage. -
Henry hudon- 2nd Vogue
On his trip he discovered a huge bay, now called hudson bay, thinking he had reached the pacific -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette- traveled the Mississippi river by canoe
They hoped to find precious metals.They were also looking for north west passage. When they realized the river flowed south to the gulf of Mexico they headed back -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle- the Mississippi all the way to the Gulf of mexico
He claimed the region for France,calling it Louisiana in honor of Louis
