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Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
Began to support Portuguese exploration
Prince of Portugal, He made no voyage by himself, but spent his life directing voyages along the african coast. -
Period: Mar 28, 1400 to
Voyages of Discovery
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Mar 27, 1487
Bartolomeu Dias
Sailed to the southern tip of Africa. (cape of Good Hope)
Sailed for Portugal ; 1487-1488 -
Mar 27, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Italian explorer sailing for Spain.
Reached Americas in 1492, while searching for a sea route from Europe to Asia.
Sailed: 1492-1493 -
Mar 27, 1497
Vaso de Gama (Portuguese Explorer)
First European to sail around Afirica and reach India by sea.
He sailed for Portugal
Sailed:1497-1499 -
Mar 28, 1497
John Cabot
Sailed from England to present day Canada.
Sailed for English -
Mar 27, 1500
Pedro Cabral
He sailed to the West to the Gulf of Guinea
Sailed for Portugal.
Sailed: 1500-1501 -
Mar 27, 1501
Amerigo Vespuncci
Sailed along South America and concluded it was not Asia but a nerw land.
Sailed:1501-1502
Sailed for Portugal -
Mar 27, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
He led an expedition across the Isthmus of Panama.
In 1513.
Sailed for the Spanish -
Mar 28, 1519
Ferdinand Nagellan
Sailed for Spain.
Set out in 1519-1521
He sailed west around the world -
Mar 28, 1519
Hernan Cortez
Led expedition to Mexico that ended with conquest with Aztec empire.
1519-1521 -
Mar 28, 1529
Fransico Pizarro
Led expedition to Peru.
For Spain.
1530-1533 -
Mar 28, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Sail for French
1534-1536
Sailed past Newfoundland and into the St. Lawernce River -
Mar 28, 1577
Sir Francis Drake
1577-1580
Sailed around tip of South America and explored west coast.
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Samuel de Champlain
Founded Quebec in 1608
Sailed for French -
Giovanni de Verazzano
Explored Hudson Bay.
Sailed for French -
Rene-Robert La Salle
Canoed down the entire Mississippi river to Guld of Mexic.
For French. -
Henry Hudson
1697
Sailed for English and Dutch
Tried finding NE passage around Europe
