What lands did explorers discover while trying to reach Asia?

* John Cabot (1497): Newfoundland

* Christopher Columbus (1492): The Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola

* Juan Ponce de León (1513): Florida

* Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1513): Pacific Ocean

* Hernán Cortés (1519): Mexico

* Francisco Pizarro (1532): Peru

South America

* Pedro Álvares Cabral (1500): Brazil

* Ferdinand Magellan (1519-1522): Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego

Africa

* Vasco da Gama (1497-1499): Cape of Good Hope, East Africa, India

Asia

* Christopher Columbus (1492): The Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola

* Vasco da Gama (1497-1499): India

* Ferdinand Magellan (1519-1522): Philippines, Moluccas (Spice Islands)