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First European to reach N. America
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sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope(bottom of africa)
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First trip to sail to North America,across the Atlantic Ocean, believed he had reached Asia
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His 2nd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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1st to sail around africa all the way to asia
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His third voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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Sailed along the coast of S. America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not asia and named the new land "America" in his honor
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His 4th and final voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean
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he circumnavigated the globe. It took just under 3 years to do.
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he explores up from Mexico and goes into modern-day California
