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Jan 1, 1411
Prince Henry the Navigator
Signed a formal treaty of friendship with Castile -
Jan 1, 1420
Prince Henry the Navigator
The discovery of the small island of Porto Santo -
Jan 1, 1444
Prince Henry the Navigator
In 1444-1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of his ships on missions. -
Jan 1, 1476
Christopher Columbus
First voyage into the Atlantic Ocean -
Jan 1, 1486
Christopher Columbus
Went to the Spanish Monarchy of Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Sailed from Palos, Spain, with 3 small ships. The Pina, The Niña, and The Santa Maria -
Oct 1, 1493
Christopher Columbus
With a large fleet of 17 ships and with 1,500 colonists aboard, Colubus sailed from Cádiz -
Jan 1, 1494
Christopher Columbus
Explored southern coast of Cuba -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
Vasco Da Gama was given the mission to take command of the first Portuguese expedition around Africa to India. -
Nov 22, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
Sailed from Lisbon on a mission to reach India and open sea rioute from Europe to the East. -
Jan 1, 1498
Christopher Columbus
Forced to transport convicts as colonists, because of the bad reports on conditions in Hispaniola. Sailed farther south and made his landfall in Trinidad. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco Da Gama
Expedition reached the trading post of Calicut, India -
Aug 1, 1498
Vasco Da Gama
Departed and reached Lisbon September of 1499. -
Jan 1, 1500
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
Saw the eastern art of the Pacific Ocean, crossing the Isthmus of Panama -
Jan 1, 1502
Christopher Columbus
Gathered 4 ships for this expedition. Sailed far west and struck the coast of Honderus n Central America, then he coasted southward. He ended up marooned on Jamaica. -
Feb 12, 1502
Vasco Da Gama
Sent on a second expedition to India, and he brutally clashed with Muslim traders in the region. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Set out from Spain with a fleet of 5 ships to to discover a eastern sea route to the Spice Islands.
