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Timeline of Explorers and Achievements Date 1271-1295 Explorer Marco Polo Nationally Italian 1394-1460 Prince Henry Portuguese 1487-1488 Bartholomeu Dias Portuguese 1492-1504 Christopher Columbus Italian 1497-1503 Amerigo Vespucci Italian 1497-1498 John Cabot Italian 1498 Vasco Da Gama Portuguese 1513 Vasco de Balboa Spanish 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon Spanish 1520-1521 1519-1521 1523 1523-1535 1534-1542 1539-1541 Ferdinand Magellan Hernando Cortez Giovanni da Verranzano Francisco Pizarro Jacques Cartier Hernando De Soto Portuguese Spanish Italian Spanish French Spanish 1540-1542 Francisco Vazquez de Coronado Sir Frances Drake Spanish English First Englishman to sail around the world; Defeated the Spanish Armada; Claimed California for England 1603- 1616 Samuel de Champlain French Explored eastern coast of North America and the coast of the St. Lawrence River to Lake Huron; Reached Lake Champlain 1609- 1611 Henry Hudson English 1672 Father Marquette and Louis Joliet Robert LaSalle French Explored Hudson Bay, Hudson River, and Hudson Strait Explored Northern Mississippi River 1577-1580 1682 French Achievement Traveled to the Far East, to what was known then as Cathay or China. Made men want to travel there through his book Created navigation school in Sagres, Portugal; Explored the western African coastline First European to round the Cape of Good Hope Made 4 voyages to West Indies and Caribbean Islands Sailed to West Indies and South America Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador First to travel to India around the tip of Africa Led expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth Commanded first globe circling voyage Conquered Aztecs in Mexico Searched for a Northwest Passage Conquered Peru Traveled St. Lawrence River Explored American Southeast- Discovered the Mississippi River Explored American Southwest Traveled to the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed it for France
