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Period: Dec 1, 1487 to Dec 1, 1488
Bartholomeu Dias
Reached Cape Of Good Hope. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
First Voyage. -
Jan 1, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Shortly after Columbus arrival from the West Indies,they had to divide Spain and Portugal in order to aviod conflict. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
Cabot sailed westward and eventually spotted what he thought was the northern coast of China, then returned to England to report his discovery. -
Period: Jan 1, 1497 to Jan 1, 1498
Vasco De Gama
Rounded Africa To India. -
Jan 1, 1498
John Cabot's Second Voyage
John Cabot undertook a second voyage. He hoped to find Japan. He cruised along the North American coast and perhaps got as far as Chesapeake Bay. -
May 1, 1506
Death
Columbus died, unaware that he had discovered a new world.