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Leif Eriksson
1st Europeans to land in N. America -
1488
Barolothameu
Bartolomeu in 1488, sailed from portugal southward made it to the button of Africa - discovering the southern tip of africa, the cape of Africa -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 -
1493
Christopher Columbus
His second voyge he went to the Americas cross the Atlantic. -
1497
Vascgo Da Gama
Sailed around Africa to Asia -
1497
John Cabot
England sent him to look for a northern route to Asia in 1597 -
1498
Christopher Columbus
His 3rd voyge hes sailed across the altantic -
1502
Christopher Columbus
His 4th and final voyge he saild across the Altanic -
1513
Vacso Nunez said for spain
He travles through central America and is the first European to see the Pacific Ocean -
1513
Juan Ponce de leon saild for spain
He went looking for the fountion of youth in modern day Flordia. -
1519
Hernado Cortes said for spain
Went to Central America and concurqed the Aztecs -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinad Megellan saild for Spain
First European to circumnavite the globe -
1524
Juan Ponce de leon saild for spain
He explored the coast of North America from presant day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Accompmied by Evestvanico and others, explored the North America Southwestlooking for 7 cites of gold. -
1532
Franisco Pizzaro said for spain
He went to South America and conqered the inca Empire. -
1535
Jacques Cartier
He saild up the St. Lawrence River, hoping it would lead up to the Pacific. He didn't make it to the Pacific but he did discover a mountian peak that he named Mont-Royal. -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Soto saild for spain
Explored Florida and North Carolina and he dicovered the mississippi River. -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Franisco Vasquez de Coroando
Cont, in North America southwest, looking for the cites of gold, but discovered the grand canyon. -
1542
Juan Cabrillo saild for spain
He explorsup to mexico and gets to modernday Californa. -
Henry Hudson
He discovered a river that now is named after him; The Hudson River, and saild as far down it as modern day New York -
Henry Hudson
England sent him AGAIN even after he failed and discovered something else a bay, thats now also named after him as the Huson Bay. -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
Theygot sent to look for the northwest passage adn to look for spaical medals.
