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  • May 25, 1434

    Henry the Navigator

    Henry the Navigator
    He took over more lands than anyone in the 13th century.
    He also built ships.
  • Oct 10, 1434

    Bartholomeu Dias

    Bartholomeu Dias
    knight of the royal court.
  • Aug 1, 1436

    Affonso I (No pitcutre available. )

    Main voyager of portugal
    Took horses to Europe.
  • Oct 31, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    First European to reach the Americas.
    Also founded the bahamas.
  • Oct 5, 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot
    Italian Explorer who in 1947 discovered someparts of North America
    He was given direct actions by the king to explore for his final voyage
  • May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama
    He was the first european to reach India by sea.
    Numerous homages have been made for him world wide.
  • Oct 4, 1500

    The Boers

    The Boers
    It was a war.
    With Dutch speaking settlers.
  • Jun 7, 1508

    Amerigo Vespuci

    Amerigo Vespuci
    Lead voyger of spain
    He crossed the atlantic.
  • Oct 5, 1510

    Bartolome de Las Casas

    Bartolome de Las Casas
    16th century spanish historian.
    Bishop of chiapas.
    1st preist ever ordained in the Americas.
  • Oct 5, 1521

    Hernan Cortez and the Aztecs

    Hernan Cortez and the Aztecs
    1520 the final attacks on Tenochititlan occured.
    The Aztecs drove the spainards out.
  • Aug 4, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro and the Incans

    Francisco Pizarro and the Incans
    Incans were in a civil war.
    Pizarro and his men set a trap and successfully captured Atahualpa who assumed that the Spanish simply intended to raid the empire. He thus offered them a ransom of 13,420 pounds of gold and 26,000 pounds of silver in exchange for his release.
  • Mar 31, 1537

    Francis I of France

    Francis I of France
    Fleets were sent to the Americas and the Far East, and close contacts were developed with the Ottoman Empire, that would permit the development of French Mediterranean trade as well as the establishment of a strategic military alliance.
    First person on the actual site of New York City.
  • Oct 6, 1552

    Matteo Ricci

    Matteo Ricci
    He created a map of the world in 1584
    Canonized as a saint.
  • Dec 16, 1552

    Afonso de Albuquerque

    Afonso de Albuquerque
    Considered a military genius
    Closed all passages to the Indian ocean.
  • Sep 1, 1557

    Jacques Cartier

    Jacques Cartier
    Claimed Canada for france.
    Had three massive voyages for france.

  • Lord Macartney

    Lord Macartney
    Irish born britiish statesmen.
    Appointed a lord in 1776