Quizlet European Explorers

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  1. (1487-1488) He traveled to the bottom tip of Africa and discovered a cape which he named the Cape of Storms, but Prince Henry named it the Cape of Good Hope instead.: Dias (P)
  2. (1492-1493) He never landed on North America, but he landed on South America. he also discovered the Bahamas and named one island San Salvador. He created a colony called Hispanola.: Columbus (S)
  3. (1497-1499) He went around the Cape of Good Hope to the East Indies and back to Portugal.: De Gama (P)
  4. (1499-1501) He was the first to land and explore of South America. He was also the 1st to make maps of South America.: Vespucci (S,P)
  5. (1510-1514) He led an expedition across the Ithmus of Panama to find a new route to Asia, as a result he discovered a new ocean, which was soon to be named the Pacific Ocean.: De Balboa (S)
  6. (1519-1521) He circumnavigated the world. He died during a harsh war and the Strait of Magellan was named after him. His last ship called the Victoria successfully returned to Europe.: Magellan (S)
  7. (May 1497-August 1498) He made maps of the coast of North America after he discovered Newfoundland, he thought he found Japan.: Cabot (E)