Early Explorers

  • Leif Erickson sailed for Iceland
    Oct 9, 1001

    Leif Erickson sailed for Iceland

    sailed to Norway were he converted to Christianity.
  • Prince Henry the navigator sailed for England
    1419

    Prince Henry the navigator sailed for England

  • bartolomeu  dias sailed for Portugal
    1488

    bartolomeu dias sailed for Portugal

  • Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
    Jul 30, 1492

    Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain

  • John Cabot sailed for the English
    1497

    John Cabot sailed for the English

  • Amerigo Vespucci sailed for Spain
    Apr 10, 1497

    Amerigo Vespucci sailed for Spain

  • Vasco de Gama sailed for Portugal
    May 20, 1497

    Vasco de Gama sailed for Portugal

    sailed for Portugal he was the first European to reach India by sea. He sailed all around Africa winning the European race for a sea route to Asia.
  • Samuel de Champlain sailed for
    1503

    Samuel de Champlain sailed for

  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for Spain
    1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for Spain

    sailed for Spain crossed central america to discover the pacific ocean in 1501
  • Juan Ponce de Leon sailed for
    1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon sailed for

  • Francisco Pizarro sailed for
    1513

    Francisco Pizarro sailed for

  • Hernan Cortez sailed for
    1519

    Hernan Cortez sailed for

  • Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Portugal and later Spain
    Sep 20, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Portugal and later Spain

    sailed for Portugal and later Spain discovered the strait of Magellan while he was on his way to being the first person to lead an expedition to circumnavigate around the world .
  • Alavr Nunez Cabeza de Vaca sailed for
    1527

    Alavr Nunez Cabeza de Vaca sailed for

  • Hernando de Soto sailed for
    1530

    Hernando de Soto sailed for

  • Jacques Cartier sailed for
    1534

    Jacques Cartier sailed for

  • 1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado sailed for

  • 1542

    Juan Cabrillo sailed for

  • Henry Hudson sailed for

  • Henry Hudson sailed for

  • Rene-Robert De La Salle sailed for