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1095
leaf erickson
he claimed Iceland and then went to Greenland their he left a claim stone -
1455
prince Henry the navigator
explored the Atlantic coast of Africa -
1488
bartolomeu dias
Portuguese sailor that rounded the tip of Africa -
1492
Christopher Columbus
sailed the ocean in 1492 thought he was in India was really in the Bahamas. he started the columbian exchange itroduced plants and animals. -
1497
vasco de gamz
set sail to open a route to India -
1497
john cabot
believed to be the first European explorer other than lief Erickson to find north america -
1499
amerriggo Vespucci
america was named after him. he sailed from south america -
1513
balboa
sailed the ocean first to find the pacific ocean -
1513
Francisco Pizarro
joined balboa and discovered the pacific ocean -
1513
juan ponce de leon
he decided to explore the nearby island known as Porto Rico -
1519
hernan cortes
in 1519 landed in Tabasco to gain intelligence from the Indians -
1521
meghallen
n 1519 the first to sial around the world -
1528
alavr nunez cabeza de vaca
he sailed to what is now called Tampa bay Florida -
1534
jacques cartier
he is on the first expedition and found newfoundland -
1538
hernando de soto
led to ships 700 men to Tampa Florida -
1540
fracisco vasquez de coronado
was a governer for spain and led an expedition to western coast -
1542
juan cabrillo
led the first European expeditions which they landed in the west coast of the united states -
samual de complain
began exploring north america in 1603 -
henry hudson
led the dutch on an expidition to present day new york -
henry hudson
4 people adrift they marooned -
rene-robert de la salle
sailed the full length of the Mississippi river
