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    Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines

    Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese in the service of the Spanish crown, was looking for a westward route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. On March 16, 1521, Magellan's expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines. He was the first European to reach the islands. On April 17, 1521, Magellan sailed to Mactan and ensuing battle killed Magellan by the natives lead by Lapu-Lapu. Out of the five ships and more than
  • Jan 1, 1418

    Prince Henry starts a navigation school

    The school taught navigation, map making and science. It was located in Sagres, Portuga
  • Feb 2, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa

    Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa. The furthest point was reached on March 12, 1488.
  • Oct 2, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean

    2 Oct 1492 Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered the Caribbean while searching for a new trade route to China and India. He thought he was in Eastern Asia.
  • Jun 7, 1494

    pain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

    It divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands. This line of demarcation was about halfway between the Cape Verde Islands (already Portuguese) and the islands discovered by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimed for Spain).
  • May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean

    20 May 1498 Vasco tried to buy the rights to set up a merchant port in the port of Calicut, but was denied. He had a crew of 170 people.
  • Feb 13, 1565

    Spain begins settlements in the Philippines

    Spanish colonization and settlement began with the arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition; who established the first permanent settlement of San Miguel on the island of Cebu.

  • The Dutch establish a trading center on Java

    The Dutch recognized potential in the East Indies spice trade so the Dutch Government combined the competing merchant companies into the United East India Company.

  • France sets up its own East India Company

    The company was set up to compete with the British and Dutch East Indian Trade Companies, but it was overall unsuccessful.