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Lief Viking
1st European to reach N.America -
1497
john cabot
Italian explorer and navigator who may have discovered sailing westward to reach the riches of asia while working for a Venetian Merchent, -
1513
jaun ponce de leon
he went looking for the fountain of youth in modern day florida. -
1513
hernando de soto
explored florida and south carolina discovered the mississippi river -
1519
Ferdinand Megellan
first european to sail the circumference of the globe -
1524
giovanni de varranzo
Italian navigator and explorer who was first to sight New York and Narragansett bays. -
1532
Francisco pizzaro
he went to south america and conquered the inca empire -
1534
Jacques Cartier
French-Breton explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France. First to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. -
1540
alvar nunez cabeza de vaca
accompanied by estevanico (a slave) and other explored the southwest looking for 7 cities of gold. -
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Henry Hudson
English sea explorer and navigator, best known for his explorations of present day Canada and parts of the Northeastern United States. -
Louis Joliet
Canadian Explorer who explored the origins of the Mississippi river -
Jacques Marquette
French american jesuit missionary who founded michigans first European settlement. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the great lakes region of the united states and canada. -
Columbus sailed for spain
Sailed to N.America, across the Atlantic Ocean. believed he had reached Asia.
