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Explorers

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  • Prince Henry the navigator
    Mar 4, 1394

    Prince Henry the navigator

    Sponsored many voyages to Western Africa.
  • Bartholomeu Dias
    Jan 27, 1450

    Bartholomeu Dias

    First European Mariner to round the southern tip of Africa.
  • John Cabot
    Jan 27, 1450

    John Cabot

    Discovered Cape Breton Island.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Jan 27, 1451

    Christopher Columbus

    The first explorer to discover the new world in 1492.
  • Amerigo Vespucci
    Mar 9, 1451

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Discovered Rio De Janeiro and Rio De La Plata in South America.
  • Franciso Pizzaro
    Jan 27, 1474

    Franciso Pizzaro

    Discovered Peru and took over the Incas.
  • Juan Ponce De Leon
    Jan 27, 1474

    Juan Ponce De Leon

    Discovered Puerto Rico and Florida to find the fountain of youth.
  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Jan 27, 1475

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa

    Helped established first stable settlement in South America.
  • Ferdinand Magellan
    Jan 27, 1480

    Ferdinand Magellan

    First to cross the Pacific Ocean.
  • Hernandez Cortez
    Jan 27, 1485

    Hernandez Cortez

    Overthrew the Aztecs in Mexico.
  • Jacques Cartier
    Jan 27, 1491

    Jacques Cartier

    Founded Canada in his famous three voyages.
  • Hernando de soto
    Jan 27, 1500

    Hernando de soto

    Spanish explorer who lead deep expedition in the Western United states.
  • Franciso Coronado
    Jan 27, 1510

    Franciso Coronado

    Large expedition from Mexico to Kansas to Southwestern America.
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
    Jan 27, 1554

    Sir Walter Raleigh

    Established a colony near Roanoke island.
  • Sir Francis Drake

    Sir Francis Drake

    First Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
  • Jacques Marquette

    Jacques Marquette

    French Missionary who saw and mapped the Mississippi river.
  • Rene-Robert De La Salle

    Rene-Robert De La Salle

    Explored the Great Lakes region, Canada, the Mississippi river, and the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Louis jolliet

    Louis jolliet

    Explored the origin and the nature of the Mississippi river.