Who’s Who of the Golden Age of Exploration Flag Timeline

Explorer Name Sponsor Country Year Achievements

Prince Henry the Navigator

Bartholomew Dias

Vasco de Gama

Zheng He

Christopher Columbus

Pedro Cabral

Amerigo Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco Nuňez de Balboa

Hernando Cortez

Francisco Pizarro

Juan Ponce de Leon

Giovanni de Verrazzano

Jacques Cartier

Samuel de Champlain

Sieur de La Salle