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1434
Prince Henry sailed for Portugal
Henry reached Cape Bojador. -
1455
Alvise da Cadamosto sailed for Portugal
Reached the Mouth of the Gambia River. -
1487
Bartolomeu Dias sailed for Portugul
Sailed south and made it to the bottom of Africa in 1488. -
1492
Christopher Columbus Sails for Portugal
Sails to Arctic Circle, and Africa's Gold Coast -
1497
Vasco da Gama sailed for Portugal
Sailed all around Africa, and all the way to India. -
1500
Pedro Álvares Cabral sails for Portugal
Names Island of the True Cross -
1507
Afonso de Albuquerque sailed for Portugal
Sailed to the Spice Islands -
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Portugal
Magellan sailed across the world. -
James Cook sailed for Brittany (1st Voyage)
He passed Africa to reach Tahiti. -
James Cook sailed for Brittany (2nd Voyage)
Cook passes Africa on his way to Antarctica. -
James Cook sailed for Brittany (3rd Voyage)
Cook passes Africa to get to North America, and Asia -
Sir Richard Francis Burton Sailed for Europe
First European to see Muslim Territory.
