Age Of Exploration

Affonso I?

Oct 5, 1139

Founder of Portugal. Became first King of Portugal.

Age of Exploration

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1700

Prince Henry the Navigator

Sep 4, 1415

Sponsored exploration for Portugal. Claimed the Madeira and Azores islands.

Bartolomew Dias

May 6, 1488

Worked for portugal. First to discover Cape of Good Hope.

Christopher Columbus

Oct 4, 1492

Set sail and discovered america. First European to reach Americas

Vasco de Gama

May 20, 1498

Portuguese explorer. First explorer to reach india from europe by sea.

Amerigo Vespucci

Jun 10, 1499

Discovered South America extended farther than thought. Italian Explorer.

John Cabot

Oct 5, 1500

Italian Explorer/Navigator. Explored most of North American East Coast.

Afonso de Albuquerque

Apr 14, 1506

Worked for Portugal. Laid foundation for Portugal Empire in India

Hernan Cotez & the Aztecs

Feb 15, 1519

Spanish Explorer. First man to encounter the Aztecs

Francisco Pizarro and the Incans

Aug 6, 1532

Spaniard Explorer. First to encounter the Incas.

Jacques Cartier

May 15, 1534

French Explorer. Claimed land that is Canada for France.

Francis I of France

Mar 30, 1540

Formed the Frace-Ottoman Alliance. Huge cultural changes under his rule.

Bartolome de Las Casas

Oct 5, 1542

Spanish Priest. Spoke out againt the encomienda system and how unfair it is.

Matteo Ricci

Sep 5, 1578

Chinese Missionary. Spread religion in Portuguese colony.

Boers

Jan 1, 1700

Dutch descendants. group of people who settled in South Africa

Lord Macartney

May 17, 1792

First English to China. Failed because he did not know the customs.