History

Globalization and Exploration Timeline

  • Mansa Musa - Hajj to Mecca
    1324

    Mansa Musa - Hajj to Mecca

    Musa had 60,000 people with him including 12,000 slaves and a huge amount of gold. He led Portuguese to Africa.
  • Bartolomeu Dias - Cape of Good Hope
    1488

    Bartolomeu Dias - Cape of Good Hope

    Led the Portuguese to the Indian Ocean
  • Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
    1492

    Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue

    He sailed in search of a western sea route to Asia. His goal was to find a way to facilitate trade after the Silk Road was closed.
  • 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    This treaty divided the newly discovered lands outside of Europe between Portugal and the Crown of Castile.
  • Hernan Cortes
    1519

    Hernan Cortes

    He led a conquest of the Aztec people and explored the present day Mexico.
  • Period: 1519 to 1522

    Magellan

    He took his Spanish ships to circle the globe. It was not good conditions on the ships. He opened the world to global transport and exchanges. Led many conquests.
  • Magellan
    1521

    Magellan

    Death at the hands of leaders in the Philipines.
  • 1522

    After Magellan's Death

    His fleet lost a tremendous amount of people. When they returned to Spain after his death there was only 18 men and 1 ship.
  • Apr 22, 1529

    Treaty of Zaragoza

    Peace treaty between Portugal and Spain. It defined the areas of Spanish and Portuguese influence in Asia.
  • 1545

    Potosi - Present Day Bolivia

    Silver mining town with huge wealth and population over 200,000 people. This area was the rise of Spanish expression.