Explorers of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 6 people and 202 moments here, from 1415 to 1557.

Moments

  1. 1519 Entry into Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
  2. 1519 Stay at Guanabara Bay Ferdinand Magellan
  3. 1520 Exploration of Río de la Plata Ferdinand Magellan
  4. 1520 Overwintering at Port St. Julian Ferdinand Magellan
  5. 1520 Return to Tenochtitlan during uprising Hernán Cortés
  6. 1520 Retreat to Tlaxcala Hernán Cortés
  7. 1520 Move to Santa Cruz River Ferdinand Magellan
  8. 1520 Passage through the Strait of Magellan Ferdinand Magellan
  9. 1521 Arrival at Guam Ferdinand Magellan
  10. 1521 First Mass at Limasawa Ferdinand Magellan
  11. 1521 Landing at Homonhon Ferdinand Magellan
  12. 1521 Meeting local rulers near Limasawa Ferdinand Magellan
  13. 1521 Baptisms at Cebu Ferdinand Magellan
  14. 1521 Battle and death at Mactan Ferdinand Magellan
  15. 1521 Landfall at Cebu Ferdinand Magellan
  16. 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
  17. 1522 Residence at Coyoacán Hernán Cortés
  18. 1524 Arrival near Dabul as viceroy Vasco da Gama
  19. 1524 Departure for Honduras Hernán Cortés
  20. 1524 Death at Cochin Vasco da Gama
  21. 1525 Administration at Trujillo Hernán Cortés
  22. 1525 Crossing to Nito Hernán Cortés
  23. 1525 Sailing to Puerto de Caballos Hernán Cortés
  24. 1525 Arrival at Lake Petén Itzá Hernán Cortés
  25. 1525 Passage through Acalan Hernán Cortés
  26. 1526 Return to Mexico City Hernán Cortés
  27. 1528 First return to Spain Hernán Cortés
  28. 1530 Retirement at Cuernavaca Hernán Cortés
  29. 1534 Presentation to Francis I Jacques Cartier
  30. 1534 First-voyage departure Jacques Cartier
  31. 1534 Exploration of Newfoundland waters Jacques Cartier
  32. 1534 Arrival at the Magdalen Islands Jacques Cartier
  33. 1534 Cross at Gaspé Bay Jacques Cartier
  34. 1535 Stop at Achelacy Jacques Cartier
  35. 1535 Second-voyage departure Jacques Cartier
  36. 1535 Arrival at Hochelaga Jacques Cartier
  37. 1535 Cross at the Saint-Maurice River Jacques Cartier
  38. 1535 Visit to the Lachine Rapids Jacques Cartier
  39. 1535 Wintering at Stadacona Jacques Cartier
  40. 1536 Exploration of Baja California Hernán Cortés
  41. 1536 Departure from Sainte-Croix Jacques Cartier
  42. 1536 Return from the second voyage Jacques Cartier
  43. 1541 Establishment of Charlesbourg-Royal Jacques Cartier
  44. 1541 Third-voyage departure Jacques Cartier
  45. 1541 Return to Stadacona Jacques Cartier
  46. 1541 Reconnaissance from Charlesbourg-Royal Jacques Cartier
  47. 1541 Return to Hochelaga on third voyage Jacques Cartier
  48. 1541 Algiers expedition Hernán Cortés
  49. 1542 Later life in Saint-Malo Jacques Cartier
  50. 1542 Meeting Roberval at St. John's Jacques Cartier

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