Wex Explorers

By otoolek19
  • Dec 14, 1418

    Prince Henry opens school of navigation

    Prince Henry opened the first school of navigation, for educating aspiring explorers who wanted to travel the world.
  • Jan 1, 1435

    Prince Henry's voyage

    Prince Henry embarked on a voyage to discover new trade routes around the West Coast of Africa.
  • Feb 1, 1488

    Dias reaches Indian Ocean

    Bartolomeu Dias reached the Indian Ocean by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.
  • Oct 12, 1492

    America was discovered

    Christopher Columbus discovered America.
  • May 4, 1493

    Papal Line of Demarcation

    Pope Alexander VI made the Papal Line of Demarcation.
  • Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    The treaty of Tordesillas was signed, dividing the land of the Spanish and the Portuguese.
  • May 14, 1501

    Vespucci's third voyage

    America Vespucci departed on his third (and most successful) voyage and discovered the Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata.
  • Sep 29, 1513

    Crossing of Panama by Balboa and Pizarro

    Vas of Nunez de Balboa and Francisco Pizarro crossed the Isthmus of Panama.
  • Feb 1, 1519

    Voyage of Herñan Cortes

    Cortes landed in Mexico and was welcomed by the Aztecs.
  • Sep 6, 1522

    First circumnavigation

    Ferdinand Magellan's crew completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.

  • Da Gama's voyage

    Vas da Gama set out on his voyage for India, creating trade routes that are still used today.