Portugal's age of exploration timeline

Prince Henry Lifetime

Period: Jan 1, 1394 to Dec 31, 1460

At this time Prince Henry lives and rules. He was a sailor, prince, and patron of sailors as well. Prince Hnery sent many expeditions to other places that include Madeira Islands (Joao Goncalves Zarco, 1420), rounded Cape Bojador (Eannes, 1434), sailed to Cape Blanc (Nuno Tristao, 1441), sailed around Cap Vert (1455), and went as far as the Gambia River (Cadamosto, 1456) and Cape Palmas (Gomes, 1459-1460). All thanks to his patronage.

Caravel

Jun 4, 1400

This massize vessel was made and used in the 15th to the 16th centruries. Some key features was that it had a sloping bow, really fast compared to the boats of its time, and how it was popular since many explorations and adventures feature this boat. Since it was a really good design, Prince Henry the Navigator chose this boat's design to be made for sea use and travel. There is no "oringinal" design, since many different designs of the Caravel were made around the same time.
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Portugal timeline

Period: Jun 4, 1400 to Jun 4, 1550

THIS IS THE AGE OF EXPLORATION.

Prince Henry Starts School!

Jun 4, 1418

At this time, Prince Henry starts the first school for oceanic navigation and a astronomical observatory Sagres, Portugal. HE made it so that people could learn how to sail, navigate and use tools so that he could send them to the unknown seas and land.

Madeira Islands discovered by explorers Zarco and Tristao Vaz Teixeira

Jun 5, 1419

Prince Henry wanted to know more of the West Africa. He gathered fine sailors and armed them with ships and tools. He chose explorers Zarco and Tristao Vaz Teixeira. They were actually very lucky to have found Brazil for the explorers were blown off course of their journey. After many days, they saw some a small island that they named Porto Santo - the very first of the many discoveries made by Henry's school of navigation.

The Prince and The Caravel

Jun 4, 1420

In 1410, Prince Herny first the launched the improvements that made the Caravel. After a decade in 1420, Prince Henry Made 9 improvements to the design and call this "new" ship the Caravel. He took designs of the ships in that century. and improved them to make A ship that could sail far on water. Using this boat he could send explorers to search for unknown plances.

The Azores are found by Portugal!!!!!

Jun 4, 1432

The azores were discovered from 1432 to 1457 by Goncalo Velho cabral The exact dates they were discovered in are unknown but this led to people thinking ptolemy's map was wrong and consequently launched the age of exploration!!

Say no to slavery its a bad bad thing

May 8, 1443

In africa people were taken from their homes to become slaves because the prtugese thought that africans were "uncivilized" people. they were taken to portugal and sold at 6 slaves a horse this is how portugal gained a lot of money and how the idea of african slaves sparked the exact date this staarted is unknown

Bartolomeu Dias Liftime

Period: Jun 5, 1450 to Jun 5, 1500

His lifetime was cut so short since his last expedition ended when he got lost at sea. Bartolomeu Dias is famous for his trip to the Cape of hope. Although he is a famous explorerer, almost nothing is known about him before 1487.

The cape verde islands

Jan 1, 1456

The cape verde islands are discovered by portugese explorer António de Noli which was then appointed governer of cape verde by the crown after this the portugese continued with their exploration of africa

Pedro Cabral Lifetime.

Period: Jun 5, 1467 to Jun 5, 1520

Pedro Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, explorer, and navigator who was the first European to see Brazil. Cabral's patron was King Manuel I of Portugal, who sent him on an expedition to India. He is a famous explorer and sailor as well.

Diogo Cão

Aug 1, 1482

When King John II of Portugal wanted to expand his land, he sent out Cão to open up the African coast still further beyond the equator. Diogo Cão soon became the first European to discover the Congo River. He discovered it in August 1482 and then placed a stone pillar to show Portuguese ownership of the area. He sailed southward along the Angola coast and placed a second pillar at Cape Santa Maria. On a second voyage (1485–86) he reached Cape Cross.

Dias the Explorerer

Aug 1, 1487

Born in Algarve, Portugal. Bartolomeu Dias was sent by Portuguese King John II to explore the coast of Africa and find a way to the Indian Ocean. Dias departed circa August 1487. This is the beggining of his famous journey. The Portugese (maybe Dias himself) gave the Cape of Hope it's name.

The Treaty of Tordesillas

Jun 7, 1494

The Treaty of Tordesillas signed at Tordesillas on 7 June 1494 and authenticated at Setúbal, Portugal, divided the newly discovered area between Portugal and Spain along a meridian 370s west of the Cape Verde islands. This imaginary line similar to a second equator was about halfway between the Cape Verde Islands (Portuguese) and the islands found by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage (Spanish), Cipangu and Antilia. The lands to the east would belong to Portugal and the lands to the west

Vasco da gama reaches India

May 20, 1498

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Vasco do gama reaches calicut,india only to find that he must trade gold but the expidition was still succesful because he retured with several times worth cargo than the cost of the expidition and a trade route with india though not very stable as he had as the presents he offerd were not accepted

Gasper-Real

Jan 1, 1500

Gasper-Real was the youngest of João Vaz Corte-Real’s three sons. His father was also a Portuguese explorer, and Gasper-Real had often been his father on expeditions to North America. In 1500, King Manuel I of Portugal sent Gaspar to find a Northwest Passage to Asia. He reached Greenland, and thought it was East Asia, but didn’t land. He went on a second voyage to Greenland in 1501, with his brother Miguel Corte-Real and three caravels. When their ships became frozen in the water, they went sout

Pedro The SAILOR!

Apr 22, 1500

Pedro Cabral Was appointed to find India by King Manuel I of Portugal. Cabral's 13 ships left on March 9, 1500, following the route of Vasco da Gama. After many days, in April 22 1500, he found land and claimed it for Portugal. he also was the first person from Europe to see what we now call Braizil.

Pedro found Brazil

Apr 22, 1500

Pedro Alvarez Cabral found Brazil at this date.

Ferdinand Magellan

Jan 1, 1519

Ferdinand Magellan (1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer who was best known for organising and leading the first expedition from Europe around the world. He was born in a still unknown location in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in order to find a westwards route to the Spice Islands. Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Magellan, and was also the first to cross

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

Jan 1, 1539

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo -January 3, 1543) was a Portuguese explorer who traveled the west coast of North America on behalf of Spain. Cabrillo was the first European explorer to travel the coast of present day California in the United States. Cabrillo probably was born in Seville, Spain. Cabrillo worked for Havana as a young man and joined forces with Hernán Cortés in New Spain (Mexico). Later, due to gold mining, he became one of the richest conquistadores in Mexico. According to his biographer

Japanese Nanban

May 4, 1543

The japanese people were visited by the portugese when they landed in Nagasaki and were greeted with the things that marco polo spoke of also the europeans showed the things that they used and then they traded chinese cargo as the japanese were not tradeding with the chinese because of some raids on chinese ships so the chinese "boycoyetted" them