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Sep 15, 1419
Prince Henry the Navigator
Broughy together mathmations, geographers, and mapmakers, sponsered voyages down the coast of Africa.Converted many African Cristian. -
Oct 10, 1492
Christopher columbus discovers the bahams
He plans to go west to get to the the Asia. Discovers the bahamas not Asia . -
Jun 17, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas is signed
Intended to solve the dispute after Cristopher Columbus. All land south of the canary island belongs to Portugal, Portugal couldm't claim new land east of the border. -
Sep 12, 1494
Pope Alexander VI draws the Line of Demarcation
Land east of the line was Protugal and west of the line was Spains land. It later had to be moved west when they explored more the continent. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco de gama reaches india
After rounding the cape of good hope he made numerious stops along Africas coast.1502 he was tasked to go back to India in which he butally clached with muslim traders. Dies in 1524 from a illness -
Jan 1, 1499
Vespucci maps South America’s coastline
Left Ojeda after reaching the coast of what is now Guyana. -
Jan 1, 1499
Cabral reaches Brazil
After 8 days Cabral sailed back. Cortal left behind two criminals to live with the natives.described the native americans as savages with stone age tools. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan’s crew circumnavigates the world
In 1519 sent west to find a new route to the spice islands. Became the first European to cross the Pacific ocean. Died during a battle on the voyage. -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortes lands in Mexico
508 soldiers sailed with Cortes from Cuba. The first sight of land was the coast of Yucatan in the Mayan civilization.On holy Thursday of 1519 Cortes’ armada arrived at Veracruz. -
Invention of the astrolabe
Is costructed of a hollow disk called the mater, It was moved with islam followers into North Europe. Its use was not used until the 13th and 14th century.
