Europeans Explore the East

By evanlesh
  • Feb 7, 1418

    • Prince Henry starts a navigation school

    • Prince Henry starts a navigation school
  • Feb 7, 1488

    • Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa

    • Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa
  • Feb 7, 1492

    • Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean

    • Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
  • Feb 7, 1494

    • Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

  • Feb 7, 1521

    • Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines

    • Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines
  • Feb 7, 1564

    • Spain begins settlements in the Philippines

  • • The Dutch establish a trading center on Java

    • The Dutch establish a trading center on Java

  • • France sets up its own East India Company

    • France sets up its own East India Company