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Jan 27, 1469
Portuguese begin exploring Africa
Fernao Gomez reached Africa sailing for the East India trading company. -
Jan 27, 1488
Bartholomeau Dias rounds tip of Africa
Portuguese navigator who finally reached his destination upon arrival at the mouth of Bushman's River. -
Jan 27, 1492
Columbus reached West Indies
Colubus sailed from Spain to the West Indies. They are located where present day Cuba is. -
Period: Jan 27, 1492 to
Chap 13 Timeline
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Jan 27, 1494
Treatey of Tordesillas is signed
Treaty signed by the pope separating where Portugal and Spain could travel and discover new lands. -
Jan 27, 1497
Vasco de Gama sails across Indian Ocean to India
Reached India from Lisbon after 2 years of sailing. -
Jan 27, 1500
Pedro Cabral lands in South America
Commanded first full exploration of South America. -
Jan 27, 1511
Albuquergue finds Melaka
Sailing for the portuguese he invaded its capital and took control of the country. -
Jan 27, 1518
First enslaved africans transported to Americas
Spanish ships carrying first slaves from Africa to Americas. -
Period: Jan 27, 1518 to Jan 27, 1521
Spain Rules Mexico
The Spanish capture Mexico for a short time before they are overthrown. -
Jan 27, 1519
Magellan sets sail
Magellan sets sail from Atlantic ocean. -
Jan 27, 1521
Hernan Cortez defeats Aztecs
Spanish conquistadors defeat Aztecs and create new colony. -
Jan 27, 1522
Magellan's crew completes voyage
After Magellan was mutionied by the spice islands his crew finsished voyage to spain. -
Jan 27, 1532
Francisco Pizarro defeats Incas
After the split of the two former rulers sons, Atahapulla is defeated in Cuzco. -
Jan 27, 1555
Peace of Augsburg is signed
Truce between Charles V and the Lutheran princes who sided with Martin Luther. Split of churches between protestant Lutheran and Catholics. -
Dutch sail to India
Dutch explorers discovered India in 1595. -
Period: to
England rules United States
From the creation of Jamestown to the end of the Revolutionary war when we overthrew them. -
French colonize Canada and Lousiana
Samuel de champlain founded colonies in Canada and the coast of Lousiana. -
England sails to India
English ship Ascension is shipwrecked india. English east india trading company was the owner of the ship. -
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England rules Canada
John Guy founded Cuper's Cove, what is now present day Cupids, Canada. -
Henry Hudson discovers Hudson bay
Following the Northwest passage he discoved the bay and Hudson strait in what is now present day Canada. -
Dutch establish settlements on North America
First Dutch settlements are established in North America. Presumably near what is now present day New York and Pennsylvania. -
English take New Netherland
English seized present day New York from Dutch and gave it its present name. -
Slavery is abolished in United States.
Emancipation Proclamation abolished in U.S. by president Abrham Lincoln.