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Jan 1, 1434
Prince Henry the Navigator
1434 Portuguese explorer sailed south of Cape Bojador. -
Mar 18, 1435
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry sailed the West Cost of Africa and the different sea routes to the Indies.18 Mar 1435 -
Jan 14, 1441
Prince Henry the Navigator
Azore Islands are discovered and colonized by Portuguese. -
Jan 1, 1484
Christopher Columbus
1484 Columbus presents his plan to journey west to the Indies to King John II of Portugal but his plan is rejected. -
Mar 5, 1493
Christopher Columbus
1493 5 March: Christopher Columbus arrives at Palos in Spain bringing his news of the New World -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
8 Jul 1497 Set sail from Lisbon, Portugal with 170 crew members on orders of King Manuel to open up trading options and bring back spices -
Oct 31, 1500
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
He sails to the New World. -
Jan 1, 1502
Christopher Columbus
1502 Fourth and final voyage of Christopher Columbus leaves from Cadiz, Spain, with four ships -
Feb 12, 1502
Vasco da Gama
The 12th February of 1502, Vasco da Gama sailed again to India, to take more spices and conquer more territories. He conquered Kilwa and Sofala, in Tanzania and Mozambique, respectively. He wanted to expel the Arabs from the Indian Ocean. -
Jan 16, 1510
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
1510 Founded the town of Santa Maria on the coast of Darien. -
Jan 1, 1512
Ferdinand Magellan
1512 - Took part in the Portuguese expedition to Morocco and was badly wounded. Has a serious disagreement with a commanding officer and leaves the service without prior permission -
Jul 14, 1512
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
14 July 1512Balboa leads an expedition to the Ithmus of Panama in Columbia. -
Oct 3, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
3 Oct 1519Magellan and his crew reach Brazil.. AKA the "Strait of Magellan"... -
Mar 16, 1520
Ferdinand Megellan
16 Mar 1520
Magellan and his crew discover the Phillippines, which is very important to our World today. -
Sep 1, 1524
Vasco Da Gama
Final Destination1 Sep 1524Arrived on Malabar Coast and reformed Portuguese trade colony in India
