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Period: 1492 to 1493
First Voyage
Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean and explored some Caribbean islands. -
Aug 3, 1492
Three ships left the port of Palos de la Frontera (Huelva)
This expedition was captained by Christopher Columbus. The ships were called La Niña, La Pinta and Santa María. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus' expedition finally reached land
Columbus thought that he had arrived in Japan, but he was wrong, they had reached some islands belonging to a new continent (Later called America). -
Period: 1493 to 1496
Second Voyage
Columbus explored the Lesser Antilles.
The first colonial settlements were founded in Hispaniola. -
1494
The Treaty of Tordesillas
To avoid conflict, Castilla and Portugal accepted mediation by the Pope (The Treaty of Tordesillas). This treaty said that the east from the divisory line belonged to Portugal and the west to Catilla. -
Period: 1498 to 1500
Third Voyage
Columbus reached the coasts of the continent in present-day Venezuela -
Period: 1502 to 1504
Fourth Voyage
Columbus explored the western part of the Caribbean. -
1506
Christopher Columbus death
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1507
The new continent was named America
The new continet was named America in Amerigo Vespucci honor. -
1513
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa crossed the isthmus of Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean
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1519
The first voyage around the world
Five ships left Seville captained by Ferdinand Magellan. Their intention was to reached Maluku Islands. -
1520
Crossed of the strait that divided two Oceans
They crossed the strait that divided the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean (Later called Strait of Magellan).They sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the Philippines. -
Apr 27, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan death
After the death of Magellan, his second-in-command Juan Sebastian Elcano Was in charge for the return journey -
1522
Juan Sebastian Elcano
They returned to port. But only returned one ship of five. Returning crew members showed that the world was round.