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Jan 1, 1000
Lief Ericksson
Sailed from Norway being the first European to reach North America and left his settlement due to many attacks from Native Americans
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Jan 1, 1307
Marco Polo
Marco Polo's book becomes famous about his travels to Asia which became famous in Europe inspiring many voyages for a route to Asia
Nationality-Intalian -
Oct 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Was one of the first Europeans to reach the Americas when he sailed West when he reached the Americas he had believed it was Asia which it wasn't, it was new land
Nationality- Italian -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot
He conquested to North America claiming land Great Britan
Nationality- Italian -
May 20, 1498
Vasco Da Gama
Became the 1st European to complete a voyage to India
Nationality-Portuguese -
Jan 1, 1501
Amerigo Vespucci
Sailed to what Christopher Comumbus believed to be Asia to realize it wasn't Asia at all, but new land having the AMericas named after him by the map maker
Nationality-Italian -
Jan 1, 1520
Ferdindad Magellan
Became the first all around the world navigator
Nationality-Portuguese -
Jan 1, 1521
Hernando Cortez
He ended the Aztec Empire bringing present day Mexico under Soanish rule
Nationality-Spanish -
Nov 15, 1532
Francisco Pizarro
Claimed land for Spain by ending the Incan Empire
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May 8, 1541
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
Discovered the Grand Canyon
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Henry Hudson
Discovered Hudson's Bay
Nationality-English
