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Period: Jan 20, 1400 to
Years of Exploration
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Jan 1, 1415
Prince Henry.
He led the way in sponsoring exploration for Portugal. His explorers discovered the Madeira and Azores Islands. -
Jan 15, 1492
Christopher Columbus' Exploration.
He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Caribbean. -
Jan 1, 1493
Creation of the Line of Demarcation.
Ferdinand adn Isabella appealed to the Pope to support their claim to the lands of the new world. The Pope then set a Line of Demarcation. -
Jan 1, 1498
Vasco da Gama's Exploration.
He rounded Africa and reached India. -
Jan 1, 1511
East Indies port taken.
The Portuguese seized the East Indies port of Mallacca. They massacred the city's Muslims -
Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
He crossed Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1514
Portuguese reached China from Malacca.
Portuguese ships first reached China from their base in Mallacca. The Chinese thought the Portuguese were barbarians. -
Jan 1, 1521
Magellan claimed the archipelago.
He claimed the archipelago for Spain on this expedition. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan's expediton.
Magellan circumnavigates the globe in this expedition. -
Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam
A Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam from Asia. They were gone for more than a year. They carried pepper, cloves, and other spices. It was a successful voyage. -
Dutch East India Company starts
A group of wealthy Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company. They had full sovereign powers over expeditions. -
Malacca is taken.
The Dutch take Malacca from the Portuguese. -
They build Cape Town
Dutch immigrants arrived at the southern tip of teh continent, and built Cape Town. It was the first permanent European settlement. -
Can not trade slaves through Futa Toro.
The almany farbade anyone to transport slaves through Futa Toro for sale abroad. -
British start the African Association
The British start the African Association which is an organization that sponsored explorers to Africa.
