Explorers Timeline

Explorers Timeline

The New World

Christopher Columbus

Italian

Sailed or Spain

Made 4 voyages to West Indies and Caribbean Islands

Francis Drake

In 1557 Drake made his third voyage that was his most difficult but most sucsessful.

Amerigo Vespucci

Italian

Sailed for Italy Sailed to West Indies and South America

John Cabot

Italian

Sailed for England

Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador

He was the first British explorer to see the new land.

Martin Fobster

• Made a voyage to North America, he explored the icy reigons, labrador, and Baffin Island.

Vasco de Balboa

Spanish

Sailed for Spain

Led expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean

Juan Ponce de Leon

Spanish

Sailed for Spain

Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth

John Davis

Made a voyage to North America and explored the icy regions labrador, and Baffin Iasland.

• Christopher Columbus - 1492
• Amerigo Vespucci - 1497
• John Cabot - 1497
• Vasco de Balboa - 1513
• Juan Ponce de Leon - 1513
• Juan de Grijalva - 1518
• Ferdinand Magellan - 1520
• Hernando Cortez - 1521
• Francisco Pizarro - 1523
• Diego de Nicuesa - 1506

• Francis Drake-1557
• Martin Fobster-1576
• John Davis-1576
• Humphrey Gilbert-1576
• England-1584
• Ranokie-1585

Spainish

Sailed for Spain

Explored the Mexican coast from Yucatan to near Veracruz and is the first to hear of Moctezuma and his empire

Juan de Grijalva

Humphery Gilbert

Voyaged to North America and explored the icy regions, labrador, and Baffin Island.

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese

Sailed for Portugul

Commanded first globe circling voyage

England

In 1584 the Elglish began to look for a place to put their first coloney.

Hernando Cortez

Spanish

Sailed for Spain

Conquered Aztecs in Mexico

Francisco Pizarro

Spanish

Sailed for Spain

Conquered Peru

Ranokie

The Roanoke Colonies were an ambitious attempt by England's Sir Walter Raleigh to establish a permanent North American settlement with the purpose of harassing Spanish shipping, mining for gold and silver, discovering a passage to the Pacific Ocean, and Christianizing the Indians.

Diego de Nicuesa

Spainish

Sailed for Spain

Explored Panama

1586-1587

1556-1557

1523-1524

1616

1492

The New World

• Giovanni de Verazzano

Giovanni de Verrazzano

Giovanni was from Italy, he explored the Hudson river in 1524.

.Jean Ribute sails Florida

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Explored Mascarene in 1528. He is from Portugal

• Diogo Rodrigues

• Pedro cortes clames Guatemala

• Thomas sailed the world for the 3rd time

• Alonso de Salazar

Alonso de Salazar

Explored the Marshall Islands in 1526. Alonso was from Spain

Jean Alfonce

Explored the Saguenay River in 1543. He is from Saintoge

John Hawkins-- Admiral Sir John Hawkins was an English shipbuilder, naval administrator and commander, merchant, navigator, pirate and slave trader.

• Jean Alfonce

• Etienne Brule

Etienne Brule

He explored Canada in 1549. He was from France

Richard Grenville--Sir Richard Grenville was an English Member of Parliament for Cornwall, Soldier, Sheriff of Cork from 1569-70, Armed Merchant Fleet Owner, Privateer, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1576–77, Colonizer, and explorer.

Fray Tomad de Berlanga

Explored the Galapagos Islands in 1535. He is from Spain

• John Hawkins-1560
• Richard Grenville-
• John White-
• Thomas Cavendish-

• Hernandes cortes tried to take Mexico

• Fray Tomas de Berlanga

Jhon White--John White was an English artist, and an early pioneer of English efforts to settle the New World. He was among those who sailed with Richard Grenville to North Carolina in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition.

Hernando de Soto

Explored Canada in 1539. Hernando is from Sdpanish.

• Hernando de Soto

Thomas Cavendish

Alvar explored Texas in 1536. He is from Spain

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza

• Francisco vascues de corenodo sherched for the seven city's of gold

• Juan Rodrigues Carbillo

Juan Rodrigues Carbillo

Explored California in 1542. He from Portugese

• John cabot sherched for a northern sea rout

• Jorge de Menezes

Jorge de Menezes

Explored New Guinea in 1526-27. He from Portuguese

• Juan Pardo leads inland exploration

• Pedro menendez explores Flordia

• Juan rodreges explors Califorlia