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People in Europe began to look at saes and beyond.
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Portuges explorer Vasco da gama dound such a route and sailed all they way to india
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On another voyage age in 1498 colombus reached south america.
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spain was taking over south and central ameirica and many carribean islands encluding cuba and hispaniola
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Juan once de leon explored and settled the islands of puerto rico. Then when he went back to spain he was orderd to explore norht of cuba.
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Spain was the most powerful nation. Had claimed land in the new world.
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Verranzo first reached landed at North carolina outer banks where he thought he saw the pacific ocean but it was pamlico and almbemarle
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Sailed withmilitary expedition from havana, cuba to the west coast of florida. From there they sotos marched northward to present day florida.
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Port Ribaulat attemped to settle in SOuth Carolina but went back to France 4 years later.
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In 1566 an expedition set out for chesapeake bay from the west indies to set up a catholic mission,