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ExplorersBartolomeu Dias 1487 – 1488 Portugal Sailed south along the west coast of Africa. First to reach

the Cape of Good Hope (tip of Africa)

Christopher Columbus 1492 – 1504 Spain Made 4 voyages to the West Indies and Caribbean Islands

John Cabot 1497 – 1498 England Explored the eastern coast of North America and claimed the land for England.

Amerigo Vespucci 1497 - 1503 Spain and Portugal Made two trips to the new lands and realized that the lands he saw was not part of Asia.

Vasco De Gama 1498 Portugal First to travel around Africa and reached India (first all water route to Asia)

Ferdinand Magellan 1520 – 1521 Spain Commanded the first globe circling voyage (circumnavigate)