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Jan 1, 1460
Portugal
Portugal has established a series of trading posts. -
Jan 1, 1488
Portugal -Dias
Dias reaches the tip of Africa. -
Jan 1, 1492
Spain - Columbus
Columbus lands in America -
Jan 1, 1492
Americas - Columbus
Columbus lands here. -
Jan 1, 1498
Portugal - Vasco
Vasco reaches Calicut, India. -
Jan 1, 1500
Portugal
Cabral reaches Brazil -
Jan 1, 1510
Portugal
Portugal captures Goa. -
Jan 1, 1512
Portugal - Magellan
Magellan arrives in the Phillipines -
Jan 1, 1513
Spain - Ponce
Ponce lands in what is now Florida. -
Jan 1, 1519
Spain - Cortez
Cortez lands in Mexico. -
Jan 1, 1522
Portugal - Magellan
Magellan is the first to sail around the world. -
Jan 1, 1524
French - Verrazzano
Verrazzano finds New York Harbor. -
Jan 1, 1532
Spain - Pizzarro
Pizarro goes into South America -
Jan 1, 1565
Spain
Spain began settling people in the Phillipines. -
Jan 1, 1581
Dutch
Declare independence from Spain -
England
Reaches coast of Virgina -
England
English found Jamestown -
French - Champlain
Champlain founds Quebec, -
Dutch - Hudson
Henry Hudson finds 3 water ways -
England - Pilgrims
Pilgrims found Plymouth -
Americas - Ponce
Ponce lands in present-day Florida. -
Americas - Plymouth
Pilgrims found Plymouth -
England
King Charles of England is executed
