Explorers Timeline

  • Period: Jul 1, 1400 to

    Explores Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1420

    Henry The Navigator

    Henry The Navigator
    1394-1460
    -was a portragese royal prince
    -Sailed the meidera islands
  • Jan 1, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias

    1457-1500
    -First european to see brazil
    -sailedto africa
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    1451-1506
    -He went on 4 expidetoins and braught back slaves to sell for alot of money.
    -they traveled to the islands of Hispanoila
  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot

    1450-1499
    -May have reached America
    -They sailed to the Cape Breton Island
  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco de Gama

    1460-1524
    -Crew mates died of deises
    -sailed to africa
  • Sep 15, 1500

    Christopher columbus

    1451-1506
    -sailed with soilders and 17 ships looking for asia
  • Jan 1, 1507

    Amerigo Vespucci

    1454-1512
    -He mapped some of the eastern coast of south america
    -sailed the Amazon
  • Sep 10, 1510

    Francisco Fernandez De Coronado

    1510-1554
    -explored the north americas southwest
    -His expiditoin was a failure
  • Jan 1, 1513

    Vasco Núñez de Balboa

    1485-1547
    -Lost a ship
    -They crossed the isthmus of Panama
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magelland

    1480-1521
    -sailed to the philapeans
    -first to see the pacific ocean
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Hernan Cortes

    1485-1547
    -Conqured all of mexico
    -Sailed to mexico
  • Sep 10, 1531

    Hernando De Soto

    1500-1542
    -Was a spanish explorer
    -Sailed to paru
  • Jan 1, 1532

    Pizzaro Francisco

    1478-1541
    -They stole emense hoards of gold
    -Sailed to the San Mateo Bay
  • Sep 10, 1533

    Estevanic

    1500-1539
    -Estevanico was killed by Zuni Indians
    -Sailed to the Galveston Island
  • Jan 1, 1553

    Sabastian cabot

    1474-1557
    -John cabots son
    -Sailed across the north of asia
  • Sep 10, 1579

    Francis Drake

    1545-1596
    -Got 10,000 dollars
    -Sailed by panama
  • Sir Walter Raleigh

    1554-1618
    -Braught back tabacco and patatoes
    -Sailed the East coast of north america
  • Henry Hudson

    1565-1611
    -He sailed through hudson river
    -he sailed to Novaya Zemlya
  • Peter Minuit

    1580-1638
    -Found new sweden