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Bartolomeu Dias, the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope, also found that India was reachable by sailing around the coast of the continent.
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Columbus discovered the Caribbean in 1492.
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Vasco da Gama was the first to successfully sail directly from Europe to India in 1498
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On April 21, 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral accidentally discovered Brazil while trying to find a western route to the Indes
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Prince Henry "the Navigator" financially supported various voyages. He created a school for the advancement of navigation, laying the groundwork for Portugal to become a leader in the Age of Exploration.
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De Leon then organized subsequent voyages to Florida; the last one occurring in 1521 when he died
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Early in Willem's life,1601 and 1602, he set out on two trips to the Dutch possessions in the East Indies. On November 18, 1605, he sailed from Bantam to the coast of western New Guinea.
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In 1609, Hudson was chosen by the Dutch East India Company to find an easterly passage to Asia. He was told to sail around the Arctic Ocean north of Russia, into the Pacific and to the Far East. Hudson could not continue his voyage due to the ice that had plagued his previous voyages, and many others before him. Having heard rumors by way of Jamestown and John Smith, he and his crew decided to try to seek out a Southwest Passage through North America.
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In 1634 Tasman was sent as second in command of an exploring expedition in the north Pacific.
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Discovered America
