Explorations and Discoveries Timeline

  • Jul 12, 1493

    Columbus first settlement in New world

    Who: Christopher Columbus
    What: Went on four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean to settle and it started the sapnish colonization of the new world
    Where: Hispaniola For what country: Spain, the Spanish
  • Aug 11, 1507

    World Map

    Maritn Wald Seemiiler
    The first map to use the name America. First map printed or manuscript to depict clearly a seperate western hemisphere, with the Pacific as a seperate ocean St.Die, naer Stratbourg, France
  • Jul 2, 1513

    Vasco Nunez de balboa

    Who: Vasco Nunez de balboa
    What: Discovered and explored the Pacific Ocean and conquered large territiories of North, Central, and South America.
    When: North, Central, and South America Country it was for: The Spanish/Spain
  • May 18, 1539

    The Expedition of Hernado De Soto in southeastern North America

    ~ On May 18,1539, Hernando De Soto and a fleet of nine other ships and boats sailed from Havana, Cuba. On the 25th of May they saw land and casted the anchor. They didin't arrive on land until the 30th. Once they were on land, General Vasco Porcallo, took seven horesmen and went to discover the land. They came across six Indians, one of the horsemen killed two the other four escaped.
  • Aug 11, 1540

    Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

    Cornado took his army on a journey through New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas wealth/wealthy trade centers. The expedition was considered a failure because Cornado didn't find wealth and it hurt the fortune, of many participants. Where: Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
  • Aug 12, 1562

    The explration of the Florida

    Who: Jean Ribault
    Where: St. Johns RIver area in Florida
    When: 1562
    For: France
    What: He led the exploration of the River area of Florida outer banks
  • Walter Raleigh

    Who: Walter Raleigh
    What: took one of the first English settlement attempts. Set up a colony of 100 men on East Coast of North America and name the land Virginia after Queen Elizabeth who was a Virginia queen, the settlers lasted for a year then returned home to England. There was a second attempt at settlement in 1587 in Roanoke, Virginia
    When: 1585
    Where:Virginia For what country: England/ The English
  • Colony of the New Netherlands

    Who: The Dutch
    Where: New York
    When: 1624
    For: The Dutch
    What: Colony of New Netherland was established by Dutch West India company, and grew to occupy all of todays New York City, and parts of Long Islands, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Successful Dutch Settlement