Amerigo

Henry Timeline Mr. Day

By CloakNight1950
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    The European Age of Discovery

    Some Europeans became envious of the Italian`s and the Arab`s trade with Asia.They began to look for different routes to Asia.
  • Jan 1, 1488

    The Cape of Good Hope

    The Cape of Good Hope
    Bartholomeu Dias sailed to the tip of Africa, turned around and went back to Portugal. He named the tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope because during his entire journey, he always hoped to see it. And then he did.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue

    Christopher Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
    Christopher Columbus sailed from Italy west, across the Atlantic Ocean to what he thought was Asia but what is present day North America.
  • Oct 10, 1492

    Christopher Colombus Reaches America

    Christopher Colombus Reaches America
  • Jan 1, 1493

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    Pope Alexander VI drew an imaginary line to divide up the land between the Christians, Portugal, and Spain.
  • Jan 1, 1498

    Vasco de Gama

    Vasco de Gama
    Gama sailed around the tip of Africa to Asia opening up new trade routes for Portugal.
  • Jan 1, 1501

    Amerigo`s Discovery

    Amerigo`s Discovery
    Amerigo Vespucci sailed from Italy to America. Upon seeing the land, he found that he had not sailed to Asia, but to a new land, a land a German mapmaker named "America" in honor of the sailor.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Conquistadors Explor America

    Conquistadors Explor America
    Conquistadors explor America and claim the land for Spain.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Magellan

    Magellan
    Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Portugal hoping to sail around the tip of South America. After he did so, he enetered the Pacific Ocean. Magellan eventually made it to the Phillipines, where he was killed in battle.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Jan 1, 1531

    Conquering the Americas

    Spain conquered southern North America and northern South America in this time.
  • Aug 1, 1519

    The Spanish Fight the Aztecs

    The Spanish Fight the Aztecs
    Hernando Cortes leads the conquistadors into the Aztec Empire to defeat them.
  • Aug 1, 1521

    Cortes`s Success

    Cortes`s Success
  • Jan 1, 1522

    Magellan`s Crew Sails On

    Magellan`s Crew Sails On
    The last ship from Magellan`s voyage reaches home without him, becoming the first people to sail around the world.
  • Jan 1, 1531

    Pizarro`s Attack

    Pizarro`s Attack
    Fransisco Pizarro, a Spanish sailor, voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean to conquer the Incan Empire. He succeeded easily.