Spanish explorer

Spanish and Portugese Explorers

  • Oct 14, 1418

    Prince Henry

    Started the first school for navigation along with an astronomical observatory in Sagres, Portugal
  • Oct 14, 1441

    Prince Henry

    He became involved in slave trade.
  • Oct 14, 1455

    Prince Henry

    sent the Venetian Alvise da Cadamosto on two expedetions.
  • Oct 14, 1458

    Prince Henry

    Sent Diogo Gomes on an expedetion that sailed as far as Cape Palmas.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    set sail from spain
  • Christipher Columbus
    Oct 11, 1492

    Christipher Columbus

    spotted the carribean islands and landed on an island they called Guanahani and later renamed it San Salvador
  • Christoper Columbus
    Sep 25, 1493

    Christoper Columbus

    set sail on is second expedition with 17 ships and 1200 to 1500 men.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Nov 3, 1493

    Christopher Columbus

    He established and named the island of Dominica.
  • Vasco da Gama
    Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    sailed from lisbon, portugal heading to the East.
  • Christopher Columbus
    May 30, 1498

    Christopher Columbus

    Started his third expedition. He sailed to trinidad and venezuala. He was the first european to set foot on the mainland since the viking Leif Ericsson.
  • Balboa
    Oct 16, 1500

    Balboa

    sailed with Rodrigo de Bastidas from Spain to Colombia, South America. they searched for gold along the northern coast of South America
  • Vasco da Gama
    Oct 14, 1502

    Vasco da Gama

    1502-1503 Vasco da Gama went on an expedition to India. He took 20 armed ships
  • balboa
    Oct 16, 1510

    balboa

    Balboa and his dog Leoncico stowed away on a boat and sailed to San Sebastian. When they arrived he discovered it had been burned to the ground
  • Magellan
    Sep 8, 1519

    Magellan

    Sailed from seville spain, with the five ships, the trinidad, san antonio, concepcion, victoria, and santiago