Exploration Timeline

Prince Henry the Navigator

Sep 9, 1394

Built a Navigation School
Born; 1394 in Porto, Kingdom of Portugal
Became a teacher

Sebastian Cabot

Sep 10, 1474

Searched for passages through North America.
Sailed for: Italy
Born in 1474

Bartolomeu Dias

Sep 15, 1487

They wanted to know if ships could reach Asia by sailing around Africa.
The first to sail around Africa.
Born in 1450 in Portugal.
Sailed for Spain

Christopher Columbus

Sep 10, 1492

First Voyage
Sailed for: Europe
Born in 1451, Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Was looking for: A water route to Asia

Christopher Colombus

Sep 10, 1493

Second Voyage
Sailed for: Europe
Born in 1451, Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Christopher Colombus

Sep 10, 1498

Third Voyage
Sailed for: Europe
Born in 1451, Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Christopher Columbus

Jan 1, 1502

His first voyage
Sailed for: Europe
Born in 1451, Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Vasco De Gama

Sep 9, 1505

Started an Empire
Sailed for: Portugal
Born in 1519
Looking for a way to connect to Asia

Amerigo Vespucci

Sep 9, 1507

Named America/ explored
Sailed for: Spain
Born in 1454, Florence, Republic of Florence, in present-day Italy

, Vasco Balboa

Sep 15, 1513

Looking for: Treasure and to colonize
What he found: Pacific Ocean
Sailed for Spain

Ferdinand Magellan

Sep 9, 1519

Found the Strait of Magellan
Sailed for: Spain
Born; 1480 in Sabrosa, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Hernan Cortes

Sep 10, 1519

Conquered the Atzecs and claimed Mexico.
Sailed for: Spain
Born in 1485 Medellín, Castile
Lookig for treasure

Estevanico

Sep 10, 1520

Was a slave and then became an explorer of Southwestern United States.
Sailed for: Africa
Born in the 1500's

Francisco Gordoma

Sep 10, 1524

Explored Nicaragua.
Sailed for: Spain?

Giovanni Verrazzano

Sep 10, 1524

Explored the northeast coast of North America
Sailed for France
Born: 1485, Greve in Chianti, Italy

Hernando De Soto

Sep 10, 1530

First to explore Florida
Sailed For; Spain

Francisco Pizarro

Sep 9, 1533

Explored Southern U.S. States
Sailed For; Spain/Peru
Born: 1471 Trujillo, Crown of Castile

Francis Drake

Sep 10, 1577

Second person to voyage around the world. Ended in 1580
Sailed For England
Born: Tavistock, Devon, United Kingdom

Walter Raleigh

Sep 10, 1600

Voyages to North and South America.
Sailed for England?
Born in 1552 in Devon, England

Henry Hudson

Sep 10, 1600

Explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America.
Sailed for England
Born in England
Looked for a water passage-- found the Hudson River

James Cook

Sep 10, 1768

First voyage to Tahiti
Sailed for England.
Born in 1728
Mapped New Zealand

James Cook

Sep 10, 1772

Second expedition to Antarctica and to Easter Island.
Sailed for England.
Born in 1728

James Cook

Sep 10, 1776

Last expedition to was a search for a Northwest Passage across North America to Asia.
Sailed for England.
Born in 1728