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Jan 1, 1418
Henry invented the compass
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Jan 1, 1434
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Sometime in 1434 Prince Henry sent out a guy named Gil Eanes to Explore Cape Bojador, and there wwas a legend that if you go there, your skin will turn black, your ship will burn, and the monsters there will eat you and your ship. He went and proved it wasn't true. -
Dec 31, 1458
Henry's Last Voyage
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Jan 1, 1492
Vaso da Gama
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Oct 16, 1492
Columbus and his crew made landfall
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Jul 8, 1497
Gama sailed from Lisbon under the leadership of the three Gama
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Nov 22, 1497
Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
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Jan 1, 1498
Columbus' third trip
Spain paid for Columbus to go back to america for a third time. When he arrived he found his brothers' colony was a mess and he was arrested for his crimes -
Oct 31, 1500
Balboa sails to a new world aboard Rodrigo de Bastidas ship.
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Oct 31, 1512
Balboa's first expedition
Balboa leads an expedition to the Ithmus of Panama in Columbia. -
Oct 1, 1519
Magellan sets sail
Magellan left spain with a ship full of prisoners and other sailors who joined up. It was a hard journey that took many months. -
Mar 16, 1520
Magellan discovers the Phillippines
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Columbus sets sail with his three ships
The Pinta, The Nina, and The Santa Maria. Columbus sailed on the Santa MARIA.
