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1000
Leif Erickson: sponsored by the country of Scandinavia
land on the northern coast of north america, which is in present Canada -
1488
Bartholomew das: sailed for the country of Portugal
sailed southward from Portugal and made it all the way to the bottom of Africa. named the tip of Africa, " cape of good hope" -
1488
Pedro Alvarez Cabral: sponsored by the country of Portugal
he is known for finding the country of Brazil in south america and stating a settlement there for Portugal -
1492
Christopher Columbus: sailed the ocean blue in 1492
Sailed for Spain
Tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean, landed in Americas but believed he had reached Asia ( even when he died in 1506)
Made 4 trips across the Atlantic -
1492
Vasco Da Gama: sailed all around Africa and all the way to India in 1492
in 1497 sailed all around Africa and all the way to India and
Winning the European race for a sea route to Asia -
1497
john Cabot:in 1497 had a voyage to north america
in 1497 a voyage to North America took place, where he claimed land in Canada for England -
1505
Amerigo Vespucci: in 1505 had figured out that Columbus was wrong, and word of a New World had spread throughout Europe
America was later named for Vespucci, and neither man was actually the first to discover the Americas -
1513
Vasco Nunez de balboa: sponsored by the country of Spain
he is known for landing in central american and discovering the pacific ocean -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan: in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands
in route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean -
1519
Hernan Cortes: in 1519 he landed on the east cost
in 1519 he landed on the east cost of the present day mexico -
1519
Francisco Pizarro:in 1519 led an army into the Inca capital
in 1519 led an army into the Inca capital in Cuzco, Peru after the Spanish arrested the Inca ruler Francisco Pizarro soon controlled most of the vast and wealthy Inca empire -
1520
Giovanni de Varrazano:in 1520 he was sent to explore the route to the pacific
he was sent by King Francis I of France to explore the East Coast of North America for a route to the Pacific. -
1534
jacqus Cartier: in 1534 he was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River
was the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River, and his explorations of the river and the Atlantic coast of Canada -
Henry Hudson: in 1607 when he was hired to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Arctic Ocean
in 1607 when he was hired to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe through the Arctic Ocean -
Robert cavelier de la salle:in 1669 to explore the Ohio region
His discovery of the Ohio River, however, is not accepted by modern historians. La Salle found a kindred spirit in the Count de Frontenac, the “Fighting Governor” of New France (the French possessions in Canada) -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquettes: in 1673 set out on a four-month voyage that carried them thousands of miles through the heart of North America to explore the path of the Mississippi River.
set out on a four-month voyage that carried them thousands of miles through the heart of North America to explore the path of the Mississippi River.
