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Jan 1, 1415
-Portugal sparks interest in exploration {Around West Africa}
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Jan 1, 1470
-Portugal starts exploration in (West) Africa
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Jan 1, 1492
-Discovery of America {Christopher Columbus}
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Jan 1, 1493
-Demarcation zone made {Divides world between Portugal and Spain}
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Jan 1, 1498
-Vasco de Gama rounds Africa
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Jan 1, 1513
-The Pacific Ocean is discovered by Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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Jan 1, 1519
Hernan Cortés lands in Mexico.
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Jan 1, 1522
-Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the world
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Jan 1, 1533
Pizarro executes last Incan emperor