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Sep 10, 1000
Leif Eriksson
Inherited his father's position as leader of the Norse colony in Greenland. Was a Norse Viking. -
Sep 14, 1420
Henry the Navigator
Started the first school of navigation. He sent many ships on expidition but he never went with them. He helped begin the age of discovery. -
Sep 14, 1487
Dias, Bartolomeu
Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and set up trading routes frome Asia to Europe. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus First Voyage
Found Caribbean islands. Were met by local Indians. -
Sep 25, 1493
Christopher Columbus Second Voyage
Sailed to find gold and capture Indians as slaves. Sailed along Cuba, and spotted an island now known as Dominica. -
Sep 9, 1495
John Cabot First Voyage
Sailed to Canada at the request of King Henry VII of England in 1497. Claimed the land of Newfoundland to be England's. -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco da Gama First Yoyage
Sailed from Lisbon, Portugal to India. People thought the Indian Ocean wasnt connected to any other oceans, so they doubted him. He arrived on May 20, 1498. -
May 30, 1498
Christopher Columbus Third Voyage
Sailed further south and became the first European since Leif Ericsson to step foot on the main land. -
Sep 10, 1498
John Cabot Second Voyage
He may have reached America, but its uncertian. -
Sep 10, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci First Voyage
Discovered the mouth of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers. Discovered America. -
Sep 10, 1501
Amerigo Vespucci Second Yoyage
Realized South America was not part of Asia. Made the first map of the New World. -
May 9, 1502
Christopher Culumbus Fourth and Last Voyage
Sailed to Mexico, Panama, and Honduras, Jamaica, and Central America. He was buried Hispaniola. -
Sep 14, 1502
Vasco da Gama Second Voyage
King Manuel I of Portugal made Vasco go back to India, where Vasco killed hundreds of muslims to establish his power. -
Sep 14, 1503
Vasco da Gama Third Voyage
After the King died, King John III made da Gama go back to India as a representative. Vasco died of illness in 1524. -
Sep 9, 1508
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian worked as a cartographer, he may have secrectly explored Venice, and he searched for a northwest passage across North America. Was born in 1474 and died in 1557. -
Sep 15, 1519
Hernan Cortez
Sailed for Spain for gold and silver. -
Sep 15, 1524
Giovanni Verrazano
Looking for a northwest passage to Asia. -
Walter Raleigh
Looking for new settlements. -
Jacques Marquet
Explored the Mississippi Region.
