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Victory inspires Henry the Navigator to organize voyages along the western cost of Africa
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Spain finances Columbus’ voyage to find a western trade route to Asia, but lands in the Caribbean convinced he has reached East Asia
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Portugal and Spain spit up land “discovered” in south America. Portugal claims Brazil not knowing South America was larger than expected
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Traveled to Asia by rounding the horn of Africa, creating the first direct sea route.
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A German mapmaker reads reports written by Amerigo Vespucci. Naming the New World America and the Caribbean the West Indies
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Portuguese begin capturing key ports around the Indian Ocean. Their brutality makes them feared and hated.
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While the conquistador is greatly outnumbered by the Aztecs, they captured and demolish the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
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Inspired by Cortes, he uses the unrest of the Inca empire to capture the emperor. This spread Spanish influence across Ecuador and Chile.
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By royal charter, English merchants broke the Spanish and Portuguese monopoly on East Indian spice trade.
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Utilized to aid trade in Dutch trading posts around the world. Would come in conflict with the East India Company.
