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Oct 9, 1000
Leif Erikson
Was an explorer from Iceland, he was the first European to set foot on North America, was before Columbus. -
Mar 22, 1455
Prince Henry
central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. -
Aug 6, 1487
Dias
He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European to do so. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus
completed 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to travel, he traveled using the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. -
May 20, 1497
Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America. -
Jul 8, 1497
Gama
The first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans -
May 14, 1501
Vespucci
Mapped South America, lived in Spain, died of malaria. -
Mar 27, 1513
Leon
explored Florida in 1513, searched for the fountain of youth. -
Sep 1, 1513
Balboa
Discovered Pacific Ocean. -
Feb 18, 1519
Cortes
explored Mexico in 1519, came across the Aztec, he was a conquistador. -
Sep 20, 1519
Magellan
circumnavigated the world. -
Jun 17, 1527
Vaca
a slave, explored North America, searched for the 7 cities of gold. -
1531
Pizarro
explored the Andes Mountains, conquered the Inca. -
Apr 20, 1534
Cartier
French-Breton maritime explorer who claimed what is now Canada for the Kingdom of France. -
May 18, 1539
Soto
explored Florida and North Carolina in 1539. -
Sep 28, 1542
Cabrillo
a maritime explorer, investigated the west coast of North America. -
Sep 22, 1554
Coronado
searched for the 7 cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon in Arizona. -
Champlain
Made between 21 and 29 trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and founded Quebec, and New France. -
Hudson
English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century. -
La Salle
French explorer and fur trader in North America.