While the "Native Americans," the Norse, the Chinese and perhaps others discovered America earlier, the discovery by Columbus in 1492 is considered the "official" date of discovery becasue that is the discovery from which the modern world descends.
North America discovered in Colorado
It was valuable to them because the European countries claimed North America as their own in the early 1500s, and discovered North and Central America on accident while looking for a sea route to Indonesia.
Vikings 500 years before Columbus. Columbus did NOT find North America. He landed on an island in 1492 while looking for a water route to India. All but a small fraction of the books and people that would prove this were burned and killed by Christopher Columbus and his men in 1492-1493.
Scandinavia. (vikings)
Alonso de Ojeda in 1499.
Amerigo Vespucci. He discovered this around 1499-1500. Notice the resemblence of his first name to "America". He is also thought to be the stem of the name of our country.
1499
The spanish discovered the mouth of the Amazon for Europe. The Brazillian Natives knew it was there.
1499
Amerigo Vespucci sailed to South America at the behest of King Manuel the 1st of Portugal sometime between 1499 and 1502. On his first voyage, he discovered that South America was a lot longer than originally thought.
probably in May 1497or May 1499
In 1499 he explored the coast of South America as an observer.
I'm not sure but all i know is that he explored the east coast of South America between 1499 and 1502.
37.3% of 1499 = 37.3% * 1499 = 0.373 * 1499 = 559.127
The exploration of Main occurred between the years of 1497 and 1499. The state was discovered by John and Sebastian Cabot.
He started exploring 1499-1502