People (Early Colonization)

List of people in the alternate history Early Colonization.

Saint Brendan
Born: 488

Died: 577

Nationality: Celtic

Known For: Discovering the Brendanias and establishing the Celtic Union.

Thorvald Asvaldsson
Born: 960

Died: 990

Nationality: Norse

Known For: Exploring much of Helluland and finding the Asvaldsson Ice Caps.

Erik the Red
Born: 950

Died: 1003

Nationality: Norse

Known For: Discovering the Red Mountains.

Leif Ericson
Born: 970

Died: 1002

Nationality: Norse

Known For: Establishing the Norse settlement of Kensington and dying at the Battle of Little Creek.

Prince Madoc
Born: 1140

Died: 1210

Nationality: Welsh

Known For: Establishing the first Welsh settlement in the Brendanias, Madoctown.

Prince Abubakari II
Born: 1289

Died: 1311

Nationality: Malian

Known For: First (and only) Mali Empire ruler to come to the Brendanias. Died in battle against the Natives.

Zheng He
Born: 1371

Died: 1433

Nationality: Chinese

Known For: The first Chinese person to reach the Brendanias.

Christopher Columbus
Born: 1451

Died: 1506

Nationality: Italian

Known For: First person sailing under the Spanish flag to reach the Brendanias.

John Cabot
Born: 1450

Died: 1499

Nationality: Italian

Known For: Discovering the area later to be known as Virginina while sailing under the Italian flag.

George Washington
Born: 1732

Died: 1799

Nationality: English

Known For: Leading the Virginians in the Virginia War of Independence.

Simon Bolivar
Born: 1783

Died: 1830

Nationality: Spanish

Known For: Starting the Spanish-American Wars of Indepedence but could not win any of the wars.

Sitting Bull
Born: 1831

Died: 1890

Nationality: Sioux

Known For: Leading the Sioux in the Dakotas War against the Spanish.

George Custer
Born: 1839

Died: 1920

Nationality: Virginian

Known For: Commander of the Virginian Divisions in the Battle of Kensington during WW1.