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Mar 18, 1415
Portugal expanded into Muslim Noth Africa
They seized the port of Ceuta on the North Africa coast. -
Period: May 14, 1447 to Dec 17, 1448
Dias rounded the cape of good hope.
A sea route to Aisa -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Jan 12, 1493
Chris Columbo
Christopher Columbus sailed to America and returned to Spain -
Jun 7, 1494
Frdinand and Isabella appealed to support their claim with th Pope to lands of the new world
Spain now had claim to Columbus's voyage. -
Period: Jul 8, 1497 to Nov 19, 1497
Vasco da Gama
They reached the African Coast line -
Period: Feb 9, 1498 to May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama
They left Malindi and sailed the INdian Ocean, their he lost some of his crew to arrive at Calcut, India -
Period: Aug 29, 1498 to Jan 7, 1499
Vasco da Gama
They were making their retrn trip. Mmore than half of the fleet dead. -
Jan 1, 1511
The Portuguese
The Portuguese took the East Indies port of Malacca on the Island of Goa, massacring the city's Muslims. They crushed Arab fleets at sea. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain
He has five ships and wants to find a way to reach the Pacific. -
Nov 19, 1520
Magellan's ships entered a bay at Southern tip of South America, and found the passage to Pacific
They found a way to reach the spacific. and became the Strait of Magellan. -
Mar 19, 1521
Magellan reached the Philippines
Magellan was killed here and crew was running out of food. -
Sep 8, 1522
CIRCUMMNAVIGATE
One ship and 18 sailors left over from Magellans fleet were the first to do it. -
THE DUTCH
Dutch immigrants arrived at the southern ti of the continent and built Cape Town. FIrst permanent European event.
