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Portugal was expanding by dicovering new lands. Thsi gave them power and money. By 1415 they moved into North Africa.
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Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa. It later becomes known as the Cape of Good Hope.
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Columbus leaves Spain in search of new land. Land was found eventually.
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After several weeks of trouble, Columbus finally spots land. Little did he know he found land that was previously uncharted.
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Columbus returns with new items from the Americas, He also comes back with maps from this new land.
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Pope Alexnder VI creates the Line of Demarcation. This divides half of the known world in two portions.
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Signed between Portugal and Spain, this treaty determined who had what land. Spain was given land west of the line, Portgual the land in the east.
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Portugal's second man to sail the seas. He travels up and down the western coast of africa and over to India and back.
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Vasco Da Gama traveled to India to gain spices for trade. When he got there he forced a treaty between him and the ruler of Calicut.
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Martin Waldseemuller mapped the Western Hemisphere. He used Amerigo Vespucci's voyages to determine the outcome.
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Balboa was another sailor for Spain. Although his voyage was not very long, it served a great importance.
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa traveled through the forests of Panama. With help of the locals he reached what he called the South Sea, The Pacific Ocean.
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Magellan is credited as being teh first man to sail all the way around the world. This was a huge gain for the Spanish.
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Ferdinand Magellan leaves Spain in his way to the Pacific. He will later beome one of the most important explorers of all time.
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When rounding the southern tip of South America, Magellan needs an espace due to stromy weather. He finds a passage later called the Strait of Magellan.