time line

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  • 1001

    leaf Eriksson

    He was the first explorer find north America.He also
  • 1394

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    Prince Henry the Navigator
    prince Henry was responsible for for the early development of Portuguese exploration. He also sponsored a lot of the exploration along the west coast of Africa.
  • 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias

    Bartolomeu Dias
    Bartolomeu was a nobleman and a Portuguese explorer who led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope.
  • Aug 13, 1492

    christopher columbus sailed for spain

    He sailed for india to try and find spices and also to prove the world is round.
  • 1497

    Vasco Da Gama

    Vasco Da Gama
    Vasco Da Gama sailed from Europe to India by rounding the cape of good hope.He also sailed from Europe to India.
  • May 10, 1497

    Amerigo Vespucci

    he discovered what is now Rio de Janeiro.He thought he discovered a new continent,and he called it the new world.In 1507 America was named after him.
  • 1498

    John Cabot

    In 1497 John Cabot sailed to north America, where he claimed land in Canada for England.After setting sail in May 1498 for a return voyage to North America, he disappeared.
  • 1511

    Vasco Nunez de Balbo

    He was head of the first stable settlement on the South American continent.He was also the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.
  • 1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon

    Juan Ponce de Leon led a European expedition for gold,but Ponce was in search of the Fountain of Youth as well.
  • 1519

    Hernando cortes

    He was a conquistador who explored Mexico in 1519.He was also a Conquered the asteck
  • 1519

    Hernan Cortes

    Hernan Cortes is known for conquering the Aztecs and claiming Mexico on behalf of Spain.Served as a soldier in an expedition of Cuba.
  • 1520

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellanan was explorer for Portugal, and later Spain, he then discovered the Strait of Magellan.He also discovered the channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
  • 1527

    Alavr Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

    Alavr Nunez Cabeza de Vaca left Spain as a part of a royal expedition meant to occupy the mainland of North America.
  • Nov 15, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro

    Francisco Pizarro was known for conquering the Incas and executing their leader, Atahuapla.
  • 1534

    Jacques Cartier

    Jacques Cartier was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River. He did this in
  • 1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

    In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led a vary big Spanish expedition up Mexico’s western coast and into the area that is now the southwestern United States.
  • May 8, 1541

    Hernando de Soto

    The Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando de Soto participated in the conquests of Central America and Peru he also discovered the Mississippi River in
  • Jun 27, 1542

    Jaun Cabrillo

    Jaun Cabrillo led the first European expedition that explore the west coast of the United States.Three months later he arrived at San Diego Bay.

  • Samuel de Champlain

    Samuel de Champlain played a major role in establishing New France from 1603 to 1635. He began exploring North America in 1603, he mapped the Atlantic coast of Canada.

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson was hired to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Arctic Ocean.

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson Hudson spent months drifting through the vast Hudson Bay and eventually fell victim to a mutiny by his crew.

  • Rene-Robert De La Salle

    Rene-Robert De La Salle lead an expedition down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers.