Claimed and Controlled Explorers Areas Claimed and Controlled
Spain Philippines Canary Islands Melilla and Ceuta (west North Africa) Western US (present day California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, etc.) Mexico South America (majority) Cuba, Caribean Islands
Portugal Brazil Azores (Atlantic Ocean) Madeira Cape Verde Island (off coast of west Africa) Fernando Po (south of Gold Coast) Angola Diu and Goa (India port cities) Macao (China port city)
England Jamaica Gambia (west Africa) Gold Coast Bombay, Madras, Calcutta (port cities in India) Eventually India Jamestown, Plymouth, eventually 13 colonies Hudson Bay After 1763, Canada and Quebec
France Quebec and Canada (until 1763 after French and Indian War) Goree Island (west Africa) Bourbon (off coast of Madagascar) Ft. Dauphine (Madagascar) Gold Coast Pondicherry and Calicut (India port cities) Mississppi area (later called Louisiana Territory) Newfoundland (North of present day Maine)
The Netherlands Cape of Good Hope (Cape Town) Sri Lanka East Indies (Malacca, Batavia, Spice Islands) Cochin (west coast of India) Mauritius (off coast of Madagascar) Gold Coast (port city) Hudson River area, present day New York City (until 1664)