Historical Conquest Team
- Feb 14
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552 - 1618) and the Lost Colony of Roanoke (1587) (W7:D2)
- The outer banks of North Carolina was explored by Giovanni da Verrazzano, in 1524, who promptly returned to Francis I, King of France,...
BRITISH EXPLORATION OF “AMERICA” (W7:D1)
John Cabot (1450 - 1500) – The greatest geopolitical issue of these days was trade; to be more specific, the Spice Trade between Europe...
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) (W6:D3)
Born into Portuguese nobility, Magellan became a page to Queen Eleanor. By the age of 25, he was ready for a new career in exploration...
Vasco Nunez de Balboa & Francisco Pizarro (W6: Days 1&2)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) (W6:D1) Born to wealth, Vasco Nunez de Balboa wanted to declare his independence and claim the...
Juan Ponce de Leon (1474-1521) (W5:D3)
Born into nobility, Juan started his career at a young age, serving as a squire to a Knight, and a page to the royal courts of Aragon. He...
SPANISH EXPLORATION OF “AMERICA” (W5:D1)
Conquest of Cuba – During Columbus’s first voyage, they left Hispaniola and sailed west to find a large island that they mistook for the...
Historical Conquest Team
- Jan 30
WORLD EVENTS AT THE TIME OF THE "AGE OF EXPLORATION"
AFRICA (W4:D3): Africa in the 1400s – Between 1100 and 1600 AD, “The Golden Age” of trade in Africa, Trans-Saharan Trade was flourishing....
Historical Conquest Team
- Jan 29
WORLD EVENTS AT THE TIME OF THE "AGE OF EXPLORATION"
ASIA (W4:D2): Ottoman Empire (Middle East: 1299 - 1922) – While the Renaissance was occurring throughout Western Europe, most of the...
Historical Conquest Team
- Jan 28
WORLD OF EVENTS AT THE TIME OF THE "AGE OF EXPLORATION"
UNIT #4 – WORLD EVENTS AT THIS TIME… (W4:D1) (search bold words at huntthepast.com to know more) EUROPE: The Medici Family takes over...
Historical Conquest Team
- Jan 27
"SPANISH PROTECTORS" AND AMERIGO VESPUCCI
The Spanish Protectors of America (W3:D3) - Queen Isabel recognized all those among the islands as subjects - people under her rule - of...
