Explores By Sierah Mar 28, 1400 sir francis drake was sent around the west coast of south amreica Mar 27, 1419 Prince Henry the Navigator begins to support Portuguese Exploration he begins to support Portuguese Exploration Mar 28, 1488 bartolomeu dias first european to sail to around the tip of Africa Mar 27, 1492 Christopher Columbus sails to the Americas Mar 27, 1497 vasco da Gama set out for india Mar 27, 1497 john cabot sailed from england to the atlantic coast (canada ) Mar 27, 1502 amerigo sailed along the coast of south America and found new land Mar 27, 1513 vasco nunez de balboa first european to see the pacific ocean Mar 28, 1519 hernan cortes led them to mexico Mar 28, 1519 ferdinand magellan sailed west around the world Mar 28, 1524 giovanni da verazzano and italian explorer sailing for france Mar 28, 1529 francisco Pizarro led an expedition to peru Mar 28, 1534 jacques cartier left for france in to find a northwest passage to what is now canada Mar 28, 1607 henry hudson set out for north to find a northeast passage around eurpoe but failed Mar 28, 1608 samuel de champlain found the city if Quebec Mar 28, 1682 rene-robert la salle canoed to from the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico Sep 18, 2012 juan sebastian de elcano sailed to spain
