Explorers timeline

  • Prince henry
    Aug 7, 1420

    Prince henry

    In 1420 he set up a center for exploration at sagres on the southwestern of Portugal. Henry the navigator the prince never intended to become a explorer.
  • Bartolemeu Dias
    Nov 22, 1487

    Bartolemeu Dias

    He set out of Libson with two small caravels and a supply ship.Dias steered east and then north until he found land again.
  • IN 1492 Christopher Columbus led 90 sailors in to the unknowns.
    Oct 12, 1492

    IN 1492 Christopher Columbus led 90 sailors in to the unknowns.

    Columbus devised a route to sail west across the Atlantic to reach Asia, believing it would be quicker and safer. The three ships he led 90 sailors were Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
  • Vasco Da Gama
    Aug 22, 1497

    Vasco Da Gama

    He set sail in July 1497 with 4 ships headed for Africa. His ships did not bother Africa's coast
  • Jaun ponce de leon
    May 6, 1513

    Jaun ponce de leon

    Explor Jaun ponce de leoned present day florida in 1513,Looking for the mountain of youth.
  • Hermando Cortez
    Aug 27, 1519

    Hermando Cortez

    a conquistador who explored in mexico in 1519. Conquered the aztec Cortez brought three things armour and weapons and horses and dogs and went around and went to other tribes and persuade to kill conquistador.
  • Aug 27, 1519

    Francisco Pizarro González was a Spanish conquistador

    best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru. Born in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family, Pizarro chose to pursue fortune and adventure in the New World.
  • Magellan sailed under spanish flag
    Sep 20, 1519

    Magellan sailed under spanish flag

    3 year journey to cir cum navigate of the globe. However caught a spear and died at the Philippians.
  • Alvar nunez cabeza de vaca
    Mar 17, 1528

    Alvar nunez cabeza de vaca

    He was a Spanish explorer of the new world.He speaks Spanish. One of the 4 survivors of a expedition. He became a thief and a traitor.
  • Hernando de soto
    Apr 5, 1538

    Hernando de soto

    He was a Spanish explorer he took expeditions to penincela.
  • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
    Jun 17, 1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

    He was a Spanish explorer he led a large expedition from mexico to Kansas.