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Period: 1000 to 1000
Lief Ericlson
viking -
1487
Bartolomeu Dias
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1493
Christopher Columbus
Sail for Spain -
1497
Vaco De Garma
Portugal -
1497
John Cabot
He was to go look for a Northern Sea route to Asia -
1498
christopher columbus
Spain -
1498
Christopher Columbus
3rd voyage -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci
sailed for spain -
1500
Pedro Alveres Cabra
sales for portugal -
1502
Christopher Columbus
4th and final voyage -
Period: 1502 to 1502
Christopher Columbus
Spain -
1513
Vaco nunez de Balboa
First European to see the Pacific Ocean (largest Ocean on earth). He traveled through central America. -
1513
Juan ponce de leon sailed for spain
He went looking for the fountain of youth in modern day Florida -
1519
Hernando cortes-sailed for spain
went into central America and conquered the Aztec -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan
First European to circumnavigate the globe -
1524
Giovanni De Verrazano
He was sent to look for another Northern sea route to Asia -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar nunez Cabeze de vaca
Accompanied by Estevanico (a slave) and others, explored the North American Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold. -
1532
Francisco pizzaro- sailed for spain
He went to south america and conquered the Inca Empire -
1535
Jaques Cartier
Sailed up the St. Lawrence river -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de soto
explored Florida and North Carolina discovered Mississippi River -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Francisco Vasquez de coronado
cont. in North America Southwest, looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon -
Henry Hudson
Landed on shore in Delaware Bay -
Henry Hudson
He found the river that bears his name -
Luis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
Traveled Mississippi River by canoe -
Robert Cavelier De La Salle
He followed the Mississippi river to the gulf of Mexico -
Christopher Columbus
2nd voyage
