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1000
Leif Erkison
He discovered the North American Continent. -
1488
Bartolomeu Dias
First European to round the tip of Africa -
1492
Christopher Columbus
First Spanish man to set foot in a new world. -
1497
John Cabot
John was sent to map out North America. -
1497
Vasco da Gama
First European to sail the seas to India. -
1507
Amerigo Vespucci
Told everyone the West Indies was actually a new continent.They named the new continent America in honor. -
1512
Ponce De Leon
Looked for the fountain of youth,never found it but he landed in Florida. -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
First man to cross the Panama Isthmus to the Pacific Ocean.Started a colony in Panama. -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Organized the East Indies exploration.It resulted in a circumnavigation of the whole world. -
1519
Hernan Cortez
Spanish Conquistador who destroyed the Aztec empire. -
1524
Giovanni Verrazzano
First European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America. -
1534
Jacques Cartier
Claimed Canada as french territory. -
1535
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish man who wiped out the Inca tribes. -
1539
Hernado De Soto
First European to discover the Mississippi River. -
1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico -
1577
Sir Frances Drake
carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition. -
Henry Hudson
Known for making many explorations in Canada.
