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Jan 11, 1341
portugal first to launch
portugal was the first european power the launch and go exploring for more land (as early as 1341) -
Jan 1, 1418
portugal joins
portugal first launches theyre ship in 1418 -
Jan 1, 1492
columbus discovers america
he neveradmitted that he had not reached india but had infact discovered a new continent -
Jan 1, 1497
vasco de gama reaches india
de gama voyage linked east and west by sea for the first time. it also signaled the beginning of eurpean colonization in asia -
May 1, 1497
great britian sought a western route to asia
great britain found present day england and canadain 1497 -
Jan 1, 1513
balboa discovers the pacific ocean
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Jan 1, 1513
jorge alvarez reached china
alvarez sailed for portugal. his ships reached land in china -
Jan 1, 1534
france joins
france first joined and sailed for the age of exploration in 1534 -
Jan 1, 1534
cartier explores eastern canada
sailing for france cartier was sent to explore more of the new worl in the north -
Jan 1, 1543
portugese reaches japan
antonio mota was swept off course by a storm and accidently landed in japan