美国文学史-立国神话-简版594.pptVIP

An Introductory Course on American Studies Lecture 2:  The American Founding  Myth and  the Puritan Spirit Age of “Discovery” 1462: Portuguese settlement on Cape Verde Is. 1488: Bartholomew Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope 1492: Columbus reaches America 1497: John Cabot explores North American coast 1498: Vasco da Gama reaches India by sea 1500: Pedro Cabral explores Brazil 1513: Balboa crosses Panama to discover the Pacific 1519-21: Hernando Cortez conquers Mexico 1519-22: Magellan circumnavigates the globe 1530-32: Francisco Pizarro conquers Peru Time Marks: 149