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Period: 1434 to 1499
Portugal involvement
Gil Eanes set sail in 1434 and rounded Cabo de Não, discovering that the reputed terrors of the southern ocean did not exist. He went further along the coast than Prince Henry. Bartholomew Dias set sail in 1486, discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1487, and continued sailing north along the African coast. He tried to find a sea route to Asia for Portugal. Vasco de Gama - sailed from Lisbon on July 8, 1497, sailed by the Cape of Good Hope, and reached India. Returned to Lisbon on August 29,1499. -
Period: 1450 to 1500
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southern tip of Africa in 1488, becoming the first European to do so. He opened up a sea route from Europe to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope, paving the way for further exploration and trade. -
1492
Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the Americas
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer commissioned by the Spanish monarchy who is best known for his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1492, he sailed westward in search of a new route to Asia but instead encountered the Americas. His voyages initiated widespread European exploration, colonization, and exploitation of the Americas. -
Period: 1492 to
age of exploraation
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Period: 1492 to 1538
Spain involvement
On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. More than two months later, Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas that he called San Salvador. Hernan Cortez set sail at the age of 19 to the New World. He was inspired by Columbus, so then he went to explore the New World. Hernan Cortez then went on another expedition to Mexico on Oct 24, 1518. Moscoso leads Hernando de Sota on an expedition throughout the Southeast of the U.S (Apr 17, 1538) -
Period: 1492 to 1506
Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the Americas
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer commissioned by the Spanish monarchy who is best known for his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1492, he sailed westward in search of a new route to Asia but instead encountered the Americas. His voyages initiated widespread European exploration, colonization, and exploitation of the Americas. -
1497
John Cabot explores newfoundland
Cabot was the first European since Viking times to reach the North American mainland, John Cabot (about 1450–98) was an experienced Italian seafarer who came to live in England during the reign of Henry VII. In 1497 he sailed west from Bristol hoping to find a shorter route to Asia, a land believed to be rich in gold, spices, and other luxuries. -
Period: 1498 to 1524
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, also Portuguese, followed in Dias' footsteps and successfully reached India by sea in 1498, establishing a direct trade route between Europe and Asia. This voyage was significant as it demonstrated the feasibility of reaching Asia by sea, bypassing overland routes controlled by rival powers. -
1513
Balboa discovers the pacific ocean
In September 1513, Balboa led an expedition of some 190 Spaniards and a number of Indians southward across the Isthmus of Panama. Late that same month, Balboa climbed a mountain peak and sighted the Pacific Ocean, which the Spaniards called the Mar del Sur (South Sea) -
1520
Hernan Cortés and the fall of the Aztec empire
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire. In 1519, Cortés and his army landed on the Yucatán Peninsula, where they began their conquest of the Aztec civilization. Despite being greatly outnumbered, Cortés utilized alliances with indigenous groups, advanced weaponry, and superior tactics to defeat the Aztecs and capture their capital, Tenochtitlan, in 1521. This conquest significantly expanded Spain's holdings in the Americas. -
Period: 1526 to 1532
Francisco Pizzaro conquers puru
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish explorer who conquered Peru and the Inca Empire in 1532 after voyaging to the New World in 1524 -
1528
Álvar Núñez Cabeza and discovery of texas
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, an early explorer and first historian of Texas, landed boats on the Florida coast on April 15th 1528, where he landed 300 men and 40 horses. After surviving a deadly sickness, he became the first European of record to become a Texas merchant. -
1534
Jacques Cartier exploration of Canada
In 1534, France’s King Francis I authorized the navigator Jacques Cartier to lead a voyage to the New World in order to seek gold and other riches, as well as a new route to Asia. Cartier’s three expeditions along the St. Lawrence River would later enable France to lay claim to the lands that would become modern-day Canada. -
Period: 1534 to
French involvement
1534-Cartier sails for France to find the Northwest Passage. He reaches Canada and explores its eastern regions. Samuel de Champlain- Established Quebec City in 1608. 1673-Marquette and Joliet begin their exploration of the Mississippi River Valley. 1682-La Salle reaches the mouth of the Mississippi and claims the land for France, naming it Louisiana for Louis XIV, the king of France. -
Period: 1577 to 1580
Sir Frances drake
Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate (travel all the way around) the globe and the second ever to complete a circumnavigation of the globe. -
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Dutch involvement
Dutch colonization of the New World occurred during the European age of discovery, exploration, and conquest, which began in the late 15th century. Orange Islands (1594) During his first journey in 1594, Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovered the Orange Islands, Svalbard (1596) On 10 June 1596, Barentsz and Dutchman Jacob van Heemskerk discovered Bear Island, a week before they discovered Spitsbergen Island. -
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East india company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English trading company established in the early 17th century for the purpose of trading with East and South-East Asia and with India. Initially, the EIC operated as a monopoly trading company, but in the 18th century, the company began to engage in political activities and function as an instrument of British imperialism within India. -
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Dutch east India company
rom 1602 to 1799, the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or “Dutch East India Company” was a major trading company in the world. The Dutch government gave the company a monopoly over Dutch trade between Asia and Europe. The spice trade was particularly profitable for the VOC. -
Ending of the age of exploratoin
The Age of Exploration began in earnest with the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and ended, at least where present-day Virginians are concerned, with the founding of Jamestown in 1607. -
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Henry Hudson's achevments
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States, best known for the Hudson River and bay. -
Mayflower arrives at cape cod
Mayflower was an English sailing ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached what is today the United States, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, -
Period: to 1580
English involvement
- a ship commissioned by England's very own King Henry VII which first reached the American mainland in 1497. Over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries, England gained major colonies in North America and further south in the West Indies. Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world in a voyage lasting from 1577 to 1580.