Explorers and Conquistadors

Explorers

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1750

Prince Henry the Navigator

Mar 27, 1419

Country he sailed for: Portugal
Place of destination: India

Bartolomeu Dias

Mar 27, 1488

Country sailed for: Portugal
Place of destination: India

Christopher Columbus

Mar 27, 1492

Country sailed for: Spain
Place of destination: China,

Vasco da Gama

Mar 27, 1497

Country sailed for: Portugal
Place of destination: India

John Cabot

Mar 27, 1497

Country sailed for: England
Place of destination: Asia

Pedro Cabral

Mar 27, 1497

Country sailed for: Portugal
Place of destination: India

Sir Francis Drake

Mar 28, 1497

Country sailed for: England
Place of destination: South America

Amerigo Vespucci

Mar 27, 1502

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Mar 27, 1513

Country sailed for: Spain
Place of destination: Isthmus of Panama

Ferdinand Magellan

Mar 27, 1519

Country sailed for: Spain
Place of destination: The Philippines

Hernan Cortes

Mar 28, 1519

Country sailed for: Spain
Place of destination: Mexico

Giovanni de Verazzano

Mar 27, 1524

Country sailed for: France
Place of destination: Hudson Bay

Francisco Pizarro

Mar 28, 1529

Country sailed for: Spain
Place of destination: Peru

Jacques Cartier

Mar 27, 1534

Country sailed for: France
Place of destination: New France

Henry Hudson

Mar 27, 1607

Country sailed for: England
Place of destination: Hudson Bay

Samuel de Champlain

Mar 28, 1608

Country sailed for: France
Place of destination: Quebec

Rene-Robert La Salle

Mar 28, 1682

Country sailed for: France
Place of destination: Gulf of Mexico