Exploration

By ameggers
  • Sep 3, 1497

    John Cobat

    King Henry sent John on a vovge to the west.They thought that their might be a water route through the Americans that would lead north and west to Asia
  • Sep 3, 1498

    Vasco Da Gama

    Found such a route and sailed all the way to India
  • Sep 3, 1509

    Juan Ponce de Leon

    Juan explored and settled th island of Puerto Rico,in the early 1513 set out with ships and his crew he explored the east coast of Flordia.
  • Sep 3, 1520

    Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon

    He had seen some of the Atlantic coastline of this region on a expedition in 1520.He also intended to plant a strong colony for Spain.
  • Sep 3, 1524

    Giovanni da Verrazano

    Verrazano first reached land at North Carolinas outer banks.Giovanni also thought he saw the pacific ocean
  • Sep 3, 1539

    Hernando de Soto

    Sailed with a military expedition from Havana,Cuba to the west coast of Flordia,then they marched northward to a site near present-day.
  • Sep 3, 1562

    Jean Ribault

    The colonists were huguenots or french protestants were sometimes persecuted in Catholic france.

  • Henry the navigator

    Henry urged the sea captains to explore the southward along the coast of Africa.Henry wanted someone to find a route around that continent to the spice islands near India.

  • Christopher Columbos

    Thought Aisa could be reach by sailing west form Europe.

  • Ferdinand and Isbella

    Suppouted exedition or trip of explortion