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Period: Jan 1, 1350 to
THE AGE OF DISCOVERY
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1492
Christopher Columbus
Hometown,italt First to land in the ¨ new world¨ -
1497
John Cabot
Hometown,Italy
First to land in North America, claimed Newfoundland for England -
1497
Amerigo Vespucci
Hometown,Italy
Maybe first European to discover the Amazon river, North and South America named after him -
1497
Vasco da Gama
Hometown, Portugal
First to sail from Europe around Africa and India -
1504
Hernan Cortes
Hometown,Spain
Landed in Mexico, conquered the Aztec civilization -
1504
Francisco Pizarro
Hometown,Spain
sailed to Peru,conquered the Inca civilization -
1511
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hometown,Spain
First explorer to discover the Pacific Ocean and the isthmus of panama -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Hometown,Portugal
First to cross the pacific ocean, Led first expidition to circumnavigate the world -
1520
Giovanni Verrazno
Hometown,Italy
First to sight New York and New England and North Carolina. -
1530
Jacques Cartier
Hometown,France
Explored much of the Canadian coast and the St.Lawrence River. -
Samuel de Champlain
Hometown,France
First European to discover Lake Champlain; Founded Quebec, in Canada -
Henry Hudson
Hometown, England
Explored much of New England, the Hudson River, and Hudson Bay
