Exploration Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1415

    Prince Henry

    Prince Henry
    By 1415, Portugal had expanded into Muslim North Africa, seizing the port of Ceuta on the North African coast.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus reachesa the Caribbean.
  • Jan 1, 1493

    Ferdinand and Isabella

    Ferdinand and Isabella
    Ferdinand and Isabella appealed to the Spanish-born Pope Alexander VI to support their claim to the lands of the new world. The Pope set a Line of Demarcation.
  • Jan 15, 1498

    Vasco de Gama

    Vasco de Gama
    Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama rounds Africa and reaches India.
  • Jan 1, 1507

    Martin Waldseemuller

    Martin Waldseemuller
    He used Vespucci's descriptions of his voyage to publish a map of the region, which he labeled America.
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Cortes

    Cortes
    Cortes completes conquest of the Aztecs.
  • Jan 1, 1522

    Magellan

    Magellan
    Magellan's expedition circumnavigates the globe.
  • Jan 1, 1530

    Cartier

    Cartier
    Jocques Cartier explores the St. Lawerence River, claiming eastern Canada for France.

  • Dutch

    Dutch
    The Dutch establish the Dutch East India Company.

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    British colonists found Jamestown, Virginia.

  • Slaves

    Slaves
    First cargo of slaves arrives in Virginia.

  • The Dutch

    The Dutcvh take Malacca from the Portuguese.

  • China

    China's emperor Qianlong begins his reign.

  • Olaudah Equiano

    Olaudah Equiano
    Olaudah writes a book about his experiences during the Atlantic slave trade.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the French and Indian War.