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land on the northern coast of north america, which is in present Canada
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sailed southward from Portugal and made it all the way to the bottom of Africa. named the tip of Africa, " cape of good hope"
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he is known for finding the country of Brazil in south america and stating a settlement there for Portugal
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Sailed for Spain
Tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean, landed in Americas but believed he had reached Asia ( even when he died in 1506)
Made 4 trips across the Atlantic -
in 1497 sailed all around Africa and all the way to India and
Winning the European race for a sea route to Asia -
in 1497 a voyage to North America took place, where he claimed land in Canada for England
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America was later named for Vespucci, and neither man was actually the first to discover the Americas
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he is known for landing in central american and discovering the pacific ocean
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in route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean
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in 1519 he landed on the east cost of the present day mexico
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in 1519 led an army into the Inca capital in Cuzco, Peru after the Spanish arrested the Inca ruler Francisco Pizarro soon controlled most of the vast and wealthy Inca empire
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he was sent by King Francis I of France to explore the East Coast of North America for a route to the Pacific.
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was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River, and his explorations of the river and the Atlantic coast of Canada
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in 1607 when he was hired to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Arctic Ocean
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His discovery of the Ohio River, however, is not accepted by modern historians. La Salle found a kindred spirit in the Count de Frontenac, the “Fighting Governor” of New France (the French possessions in Canada)
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set out on a four-month voyage that carried them thousands of miles through the heart of North America to explore the path of the Mississippi River.
