Age of Exploration Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1000

    Leif Eriksson

    Leif Eriksson
    Leif Eriksson discovers a land he calls "Vinland"
  • Jan 1, 1493

    Pope Alexander VI

    Pope Alexander VI
    Pope Alexander VI draws The Line of Demarcation
  • Jun 7, 1494

    The Treaty of Tordesillas

    The Treaty of Tordesillas
    The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed
  • May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama
    Vasco da Gama sails around the southern coast of Africa to reach Calicut, India
  • Jan 1, 1499

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Amerigo Vespucci
    Amerigo Vespucci Mapped the coastline of South America
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Pedro Cabral

    Pedro Cabral
    Pedro Cabral reaches Brazil
  • Jan 1, 1513

    Nunez de Balboa

    Nunez de Balboa
    Nunez de Balboa finds the Pacific Ocean, and claims it for Spain
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Hernan Cortes

    Hernan Cortes
    Hernan Cortes and his men find Mexico
  • Jan 1, 1522

    Magellan

    Magellan
    Ferdinand Magellan and his crew have officialy circumnavigated the world.

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson River