Sir Walter Raleigh is predominantly known for exploring The Americas ie. he sailed West from England. The key aspects of his travels are:

1578 - Sir Walter Raleigh sails with his half brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, in the "The Falcon" to America.

25 March 1584 - Walter Raleigh receives the patent to explore and settle in North America.

1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh's fleet of seven vessels under Richard Grenville and Ralph Lane, with 108 men, reach Roanoke Island and establish a colony on 4 June 1584.

6 February 1595 - Sir Walter Raleigh leaves England to sail to the New World to search for the city of El Dorado (the City of Gold).

1595 - Sir Walter Raleigh explores the Orinoco.

1616 - Raleigh travels to Guiana, but his mission fails and he attacks a Spanish settlement (for which he was beheaded in 1618).

falcon

A charter is a document from a monarch that gives permission to the holder to start a colony. Queen Elizabeth granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh on March 25, 1584, giving permission to start a colony in Virginia.

Walter Raleigh received the charter for the Roanoke colony in 1584 from Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Queen Elizabeth