Age of exploration By landon schmitt Mar 4, 1394 Prince Henry of Portugal is born he started the school or navigation Jul 17, 1402 yonglo becomes emperor Jul 11, 1405 zheng he captains his first voyage Feb 3, 1488 Dias reaches cape of good hope was sailing for portugal to see how far africa goes south. discovers when he reaches and rounds the southern tip of he continent Nov 25, 1491 ferninand & isabella end war with the muslims Oct 12, 1492 columbus spots land in north america Jun 7, 1497 spain and portugal agree to treaty of tordesillas May 20, 1498 vasco da gama lands in india Aug 23, 1499 amerigo vespucci charts new world coast Feb 6, 1519 hernando cortez landsin mexico Dec 25, 1522 first slave revolt in hispaniola Nov 16, 1532 pizzaro meets atahualpa Apr 20, 1534 jacques cartier claims land in canada Dec 31, 1600 english east india company Mar 20, 1602 dutch east india company is founded Jun 11, 1611 henry hudson is last seen Apr 9, 1670 la salle claims missippi river for spain Nov 27, 1674 new netherlands becomes new york May 15, 1754 seven years war began