European explaoartion

European Exploration

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  • Jan 1, 1450

    Prince Henry The Navigator.

    Prince Henry The Navigator.
    Builds schools for sailors.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Turkish Empire

    Turkish Empire
    Turkish Empire cuts off the land route for spices from Asia to Europe. Search for sea route begins.
  • Jan 1, 1487

    Bartholomeu Dias

    Bartholomeu Dias
    Bartholomeu Dias discovers the southern tip of Africa.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Columbus sails to the New World.
  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot
    John Cabot discovers Newfoundland while he searches for the Northwest Passage.
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Amerigo Vespucci
    Amerigo Vespucci returns from his explorations of the New World. American continents named after him by German mapmaker.
  • Jan 1, 1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean. Juan Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth in Florida.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan
    Ferdinand Magellan and his crew sail around the world.
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Hernando Cortez

    Hernando Cortez
    Hernando Cortez defeats the Aztec Empire
  • Jan 1, 1533

    Francisco Pizarro

    Francisco Pizarro
    Francisco Pizarro defeats the Inca Empire.