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Period: 1988 BCE to 1518
fransisco pizarro
a conquistador who explored the Andes mountains of south america and conquered the Inca empire -
1020
Leif Erickson
was a norse explorer from iceland. he is thought to have been the first known european to have set foot on continental north america, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus. -
1451
Christopher Columbus
an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for European exploration and colonization of the America -
1479
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.his initial voyage to India was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route -
1488
Bartolomeu Dias
He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488 the first European to do that.setting up the route from Europe to Asia later on. -
1497
Amerigo Vespucci
italian merchant, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the terms America and Americas are derived. Between 1497 and 1504 -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balbo
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513 -
1513
juan ponce de leon
explored present day florida on 1513 looking for the foundtan of youth -
1518
alvar nunez cabeza de vaca
explored southwest looking for 7 cities of gold -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522 -
1519
fransisco vasquez de Coronado
in north america southwest looking for cities of gold,discoverd the grand canon -
1542
juan rodriguez cabrillo
soldier and explorer in service to Spain. He is best known for his explorations of the coast of California
