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Period: Sep 15, 1400 to
KEY DATES
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Sep 15, 1419
Prince Henry Founds First Navigation School
Prince henry founds one of the navigation schools that will result in portugal finding a route to the indian ocean and dominating trade. -
Sep 15, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands In Hispaniola
He was not the first one to land there, but he hit something that was not known to everyone else and taught us how big the world really is. -
Sep 15, 1494
Spain and Portugal Sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
This treaty is the reason half of brazil speaks portuguese and the rest of South America speaks spanish. This treaty is just a correction on the line of demarcation adjusting how much land Portugal has because they thought it was unfair how it was originally because spain has more land. -
Sep 15, 1498
Vasco Da Gama Reaches India
Vasco da Gama was the first to make it to india from portugal, this was due to prince henrys navigation schools and the reason portugal could dominate trade. -
Tokugawa Ieyasu Becomes Shogun of Japan
After many years of violence, corrupt leaders, fighting, and several shoguns who try to unite japan, Tokugawa finally unites it. He defeated his rivals and won loyalty from all daimyos. He also tamed the daimyos with alternate attendance policy restoring a centralized government.
