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Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry the Navigator was born
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Jan 1, 1418
Prince Henry the Navigator started a school
He wanted the Portuguese people to be able to sail down the coast of Afica. He started a school of navigation, map making, and science to help make the explorations happen. -
Jan 1, 1420
Prince Henry the Navigator traveld to Madeira Islands
He was searching for gold and trying to make maps of new land. -
Jan 1, 1434
Prince Henry the Navigator sent people to Cape Bojador
Prince Henry started a school teaching exploration and map making. He sent explorers out to discover more about Cape Bojador. -
Jan 1, 1451
Christopher Columbus born
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Mar 9, 1454
Amerigo Vespucci born
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Jan 1, 1456
Prince Henry the Navigator sent explorers to the Gambia River
He sent explorer Cadamosta on 2 expeditions. Cadamosta entered the Gambia River and tried trading with the Africans but was unsuccessful. -
Jan 1, 1460
Vasco da Gama born
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Nov 13, 1460
Prince Henry the Navigator died
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Jan 1, 1480
Ferdinand Magellan born
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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus sailed to Bahamas
Columbus tried to find new water route to India but a storm caused him to go a different direction. He ended up at what we now call Bahamas. -
Nov 3, 1493
Christopher Columbus on large expedition
He led an expedition with 17 ships looking for gold and wanted to capture indians for slaves. -
Jan 1, 1498
Vasco Da Gama rounded the southern tip of Africa
He rounded to southeren part of Africa and reached India. -
May 14, 1501
Amerigo Vespucci sailed to New World
The New World was later called The Americas after him. -
May 9, 1502
Christopher Columbus made his last voyage
Columbus made his last voyage sailing to Mexico, Hondurus and Pananma. -
Feb 22, 1512
Amerigo Vespucci died
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Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan started to circle the globe
He circled the globe from 1519 to 1522. He was the first person to do this. He proved the world was not flat. -
Apr 27, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan died
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Dec 24, 1524
Vasco da Gama died
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Jan 1, 1574
Samuel de Champlain born
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Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
He founded the city of Quebec in Canada. -
Samuel de Champlain aided attacked on Iroquois
While on a voyage to Cananda he aided an attack on the Iroquois Indians. He lost the battle. Later wrote about Indians. -
Samuel de Champlain died
