Age of Exploation timeline By cody101 Jan 1, 1410 Zheng He begins his voyages in China http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-22-2005-75259.asp Jan 1, 1487 Bartholomeu Dias rounds the tip of Africa Bartholomeu Dias Jan 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers the West Indies http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_Christopher_Columbus_discover_America Period: May 29, 1497 to May 29, 1498 Vasco da Gama reaches India after rounding Africa Vasco da Gama: Round Africa to India, 1497-1498 CE Jun 24, 1497 John Cabot discovers Newfoundland http://www.nald.ca/library/newsletter/nfld-lit/ftreader/apr96/ldcjc.htm Apr 1, 1500 Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/pedroalvarescabral2.htm Period: Sep 20, 1519 to Sep 8, 1522 Megellan’s ship the Vittoria completes the first circumnavigation of the globe Magellan: 1519-1522 Mar 2, 2022 Vikings first discover Greenland http://www.euronet.nl/~memoriam/vikingsESSAY.htm