ERA OF EXPLORATION:

Start :1291 When Marco Polo returned to Venice with tales of Eastern treasure

THE first people to American:   Norsemen Eric Ericsson  ad1000

Columbus'Voyages: born in Itaily 1492  set out from spain 

                             in Bahamas named San Salador(Holy  Savior)

                              northeast coast of Cuba

Magellan sailed around the world:  In the years of 1519

Captain James Cook: the first European to Hawaii