English and Spanish Exploration and Discoveries By ivydang Aug 3, 1492 Columbus sets sail Oct 12, 1492 Columbus lands in the Caribbean May 4, 1493 Line of Demarcation is set Sep 25, 1493 Columbus set sail on his second voyage Nov 3, 1493 Columbus spotted the island of Dominica Jun 11, 1496 Columbus returned to Spain Jul 30, 1496 John Cabot returns to England May 20, 1497 John Cabot set sail for England Jun 24, 1497 John Cabot lands in North America May 30, 1498 Columbus set sail from his third voyage Jul 31, 1498 Columbus sighted Trinidad May 18, 1499 Vespucci set sail from Spain May 20, 1499 Alonso de Ojeda set sail from Spain Jun 1, 1499 Pedro Alonso Nino set sail from Spain Nov 11, 1501 Guerra returned to Spain Jun 10, 1527 John Rut set sail from Plymouth, England Jul 21, 1527 Rut arrived in Newfoundland Jul 28, 1576 Martin Frobisher sees the coast of North America Dec 31, 1600 The East India Company is founded by English merchants