Age of exploration

By chasekwas
  • Prince Henry the Navigator
    Jan 1, 1394

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    set up a sailing school in Portugal
  • Bartolomeu Dias
    Nov 28, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias

  • John Cabot
    Nov 30, 1490

    John Cabot

  • Christopher Columbus
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

  • Vasco da Gama
    Nov 28, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    first european to sail around the south of africa and reach India
  • Ferdinand Magelan
    Nov 28, 1519

    Ferdinand Magelan

    lead first expedition to sail around the world
  • Hernan Cortes
    Nov 30, 1519

    Hernan Cortes

    conqured the Aztec empire in Mexico
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    Explored the Hudson River

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