age of exploration By jason333 Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1800 age of exploration Nov 28, 1405 zheng takes his first voyage Nov 28, 1419 Prince Henry founds navigation school Nov 28, 1492 Columbus makes first voyage Nov 28, 1494 Spain and Portugal sign treaty of Tordesillas Nov 28, 1521 Cortez conquers Aztec Empire Nov 28, 1533 Pizarro conquers Incan Empire Nov 28, 1543 Japense first encountered Europeans Nov 28, 1603 Tokugawa shoguns rule Japan Nov 28, 1607 English found Jamestown Nov 28, 1607 Champlain claims Quebec for France Nov 28, 1619 Dutch opens trade with Java Nov 28, 1644 Manchus establishes Qing Dynasty in China Nov 28, 1754 French and Indian War begins Nov 28, 1793 Britian seeks to trade with China