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Henry Hudson (c.1565–c.1611) explored what is now New York and northeastern Canada. Today he has both a river and bay named after him. Abel Tasman (1603–1659) was a Dutch seafarer who was the first known European to sight the islands of Tasmania (named after him), New Zealand, and Fiji (1642–43). James Cook (1728–1779).
This is an alphabetically ordered list of explorers organized by country of origin or residence. See also European exploration.
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- Christopher Columbus, Trailblazer to the New World. Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus was the greatest of the New World explorers, not only for his accomplishments but for his tenacity and longevity.
- Ferdinand Magellan, the Circumnavigator. In 1519, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan set sail under a Spanish flag with five ships. Their mission: to find a route through or around the New World to get to the lucrative Spice Islands.
- Juan Sebastian Elcano, First to Make it Around the World. Although Magellan gets all the credit, it was Basque sailor Juan Sebastian Elcano who was the first to make it around the world and live to tell the tale.
- Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, Discoverer of the Pacific. Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was a Spanish conquistador, explorer and adventurer best remembered for his early explorations of the area now known as Panama while serving as governor of the settlement of Veragua between about 1511 and 1519.
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Oct 28, 2016 · Exploration, American Beginnings: 1492-1690, Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature, Toolbox Library, National Humanities Center. Primary resources--historical documents, literary texts, and works of art--thematically organized with notes and discussion questions.
Amerigo Vespucci returns from his explorations of the New World. American continents named after him by German mapmaker. 1513: Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean. 1519: Ferdinand Magellan and his crew sail around the world from 1519-1522.
Overview. In the European race to colonial dominance, the Treaty of Tordesillas legitimized Spain’s holdings in the New World, indicating Spanish primacy over Portugal. The successes of Columbus ushered in an era of Spanish conquest that led numerous other European explorers to attempt similar colonization projects.
