Períodos
800 A.D. - 1050
Vikings' existance1450-1500
Bartholomew Diaz -
First European to sail around the
southernmost tip of Africa1451-1506
Christopher Columbus-
Sailed the wrong way around the world
on purpose and "discovered America" on accident,
allowing passage and trading in America1497 exploration
John Cabot -
Known for exploring the
coast of America1475-1519
Vasco Núñez de Balboa -
first European to lead an expedition
to have seen or reached the
Pacific from the New World.1480 -1521
Ferdinand Magellan -
He started the first
circumnavigation of the Earth1485 - 1528
Giovanni da Verrazzano -
He is the first European to explore
the Atlantic coast of North America
between Florida and New Brunswick1491 - 1557
Jacques Cartier -
Jacques Cartier was the first European to
describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River.
*Claimed Canada for France
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