age of discovery

By Gisselle Campuzano Diaz
  • Nov 18, 1000

    Leif Eriksson

    Leif Eriksson
    he was founder of the first European settlement on what is now called Greenland. Around A.D. 1000 he sailed to Norway where King Olaf I converted him to Christianity.
  • Nov 18, 1405

    Zheng He

    Zheng He
    commanded several treasure fleets -Chinese ships that explored and traded across Asia and Africa. His expeditions greatly expanded China’s trade.
  • Nov 29, 1492

    Columbus first voyage

    Columbus first voyage
    Columbus departed mainland Spain on August 3, 1492. He quickly made port in the Canary Islands for a final restocking and left there on September 6. He was in command of three ships: the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María.
  • Nov 29, 1492

    Columbus first voyage

    Columbus departed mainland Spain on August 3, 1492. He quickly made port in the Canary Islands for a final restocking and left there on September 6. He was in command of three ships: the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María.
  • Nov 29, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama
    Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East.
  • Nov 18, 1500

    Prince Henry

    Prince Henry
    Helped usher in both the age of discovery and the Atlantic slave trade.
  • Nov 29, 1507

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Amerigo Vespucci
    America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the New World.
  • Nov 29, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan
    In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand set out from Spain in 1519 with five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.
  • Nov 29, 1521

    Hernán Cortés

    Hernán Cortés
    He is best remembered for conquering the Aztec empire and claiming Mexico for Spain. He also helped colonize Cuba and became a governor of New Spain.
  • Nov 29, 1531

    Francisco Pizarro

    Francisco Pizarro
    In 1531, he sailed down to Peru, landing at Tumbes. He led his army up the Andes Mountains and on November 15, 1532, reached the Inca town of Cajamarca, where Atahuallpa was enjoying the hot springs in preparation for his march on Cuzco, the capital of his brother’s kingdom. Pizarro invited Atahuallpa to attend a feast in his honor, and the emperor accepted.Pizarro, however, planned an ambush, setting up his artillery at the square of Cajamarca.

  • Colombian exchange

    Colombian exchange
    was the widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries, related to European colonization and trade after Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage.

  • the middle passage/Atlantic slave trade

    the middle passage/Atlantic slave trade
    The "MIDDLE PASSAGE," which brought the slaves from West Africa to the West Indies. The captives lay down on unfinished planking with virtually no room to move or breathe. Elbows and wrists will be scraped to the bone by the motion of the rough seas.Upon reaching the West Indies, the slaves were fed and cleaned in the hopes of bringing a high price on the block. Those that could not be sold were left for dead.