European Exploration Timeline By ajgantert Jan 1, 1000 Vikings reach North America Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1600 Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry establishes a school of navigation Jan 1, 1441 Potuguese begin selling African slave Aug 1, 1492 Columbus sails from Spain Oct 1, 1492 Columbus reaches San Salvador Jan 1, 1500 Amerigo Vespucci sails to the Indies Jan 1, 1513 Ponce de Leon visits Florida Jan 1, 1519 Cortes conquers the Aztec Jan 1, 1531 Pizarro conquers the Inca Jan 1, 1542 De Verrazzano reaches North America Jan 1, 1565 St. Augustine Jan 1, 1565 Roanoke settlers move in Jan 1, 1607 Jamestown is founded Jan 1, 1608 Dechamplain sets up permanent settlement in Quebec Period: Jan 1, 1609 to Jan 1, 1610 Hudson sails the Hudson River and discovers Hudson Bay Jan 1, 1611 De Champlain sets up permanent settlements in Montreal Jan 1, 1620 Mayflower Compact Jan 1, 1624 Dutch built Fort Orange and found New Amsterdam
