Three Worlds Meet

Christopher Columbus discovers the New World

Oct 12, 1492

Christopher Columbus discovers what he thought was India, but turned out to be what is now called the Bahamas. Image found at: http://blogs.townonline.com/brookline/?p=14681

Christopher Columbus' second trip lands in Hispanola

Nov 3, 1493

Landing on what is now the two nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Columbus explored the Carribean Islands. Columbus named another island San Juan Bautista after St. John the Baptist, but it was later named Puerto Rico.

Santo Domingo founded

Aug 4, 1496

Bartholomew Columbus, brother to Christopher, founded Santo Domingo

Columbus' third voyage

Jul 30, 1498

Columbus led an expedition to explore Central America and the Onrico River in South America.

Amerigo Vespucci's explored coast of South America

Jan 26, 1499

Amerio Vespucci explored South America.

A new continent discovered

Jan 26, 1501

Vespucci realized that South America was not part of Asia, as previously believed.

Columbus on his final voyage

Aug 14, 1502

Columbus mapped the American coastline
from Guatemala to Panama.

Juan Ponce de Leon, Vasco de Balboa

Jan 26, 1513

Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida; Vasco de Balboa reached the Pacific coast
of America. Image located at: http://trlani.people.wm.edu/webquest/webquest.html

Straight of Magellan discovered

Nov 1, 1520

Ferdinand Magellan discovered the straight at the southernmost tip of South America.