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Age of Discovery Explorers

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250716074Bartolomeo DiazRounded the Cape of Good Hope for Portugal in 1488.
250716075Vasco de GamaSailed to India and established a trade route there for Portugal in 1498.
250716076Pedro CabralDiscovered Brazil for Portugal in 1500.
250716077Amerigo VespucciExplored the South American coast and charted it for Italy in 1499.
250716078Alphonso de AlbuquerqueEstablished the Portuguese colonial empire in the Indian ocean for Portugal in 1507. He was also the first Governor General.
250716079Christopher ColumbusDiscovered South America (and the New World) for Spain in 1492.
250716080Vasco Nunez de BalboaCrossed the isthmus of Panama and became the first explorer to reach the Pacific from the New World for Spain in 1513.
250716081Hernando CortezConquered the Aztec civilization for Spain in 1519.
250716082Ferdinand MagellanFirst to circumnavigate the globe for Spain around the 1520's.
250716083Francesco PizarroConquered the Inca civilization for Spain in 1526.
250716084Francis XavierCo-founder of The Society of Jesus and was a missionary in Asia for Spain in 1534.
250716085Dutch East India CompanyAn established spice route for the Netherlands in 1602.
250716086Prince Henry the NavigatorPrince of Portugal, established a navigation school. His mother, who also loved the sea, was inspired by Chaucer, her tutor.
250716087John CabotFirst European encounter of North America (since the Vikings) for England in 1497.
250716088Francis DrakeCircumnavigated the globe for England between 1577 and 1580.
250716089Martin FrobisherFound a lot of "gold", and explored the Northwest Passage for England in 1588.
250716090Giovanni VerranzanoFirst European to encounter the North American east coast (since the Vikings) for France in 1524.
250716091Jacques CartierClaimed Canada (and mapped it) for France in 1534.
250716092Samuel de ChamplainFounded New France and Quebec City for France in 1608.
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