Renaissance · North America · Exploration
1583
Humphrey Gilbert Claims Newfoundland
1583
Sir Humphrey Gilbert, half-brother of Walter Raleigh, sailed into Saint John's harbor in Newfoundland and formally claimed the island for Elizabeth I. He lost his ship and his life on the return voyage, last seen in the stern of a tiny pinnace calling out that heaven was as near by sea as by land.
In context
Also in 1583 (3 other events on record)
- Akbar Annexes Gujarat · South Asia · Politics
- Tensho Boy Mission to Europe · East Asia · Exploration
- Gilbert Publishes Discourse · Europe · Exploration
Before and after in North America
Before and after in Exploration
- Before: 1581: Ermak Crosses the Urals
- After: 1584: Raleigh Names Virginia
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.
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