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Age of Exploration Veronica

By boogerv20
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Age of Exploration

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Commercial Revolution

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1500

    European monarchs supported exploration and coloniation

    became more powerful than rival countries by gaining riches
  • Sailed the Ocean Blue
    Feb 4, 1492

    Sailed the Ocean Blue

    Colombus set sail from Palos, Spain
  • Small fleet landed on a tiny island
    Oct 12, 1492

    Small fleet landed on a tiny island

    Colombus named it San Salvador and assumed he reached India
  • Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Dec 31, 1504

    Colombus made three voyages to the Indies

    for the rest of his life he had believed that he landed off the coast of Asia.
  • Colombus returned triumphantly to Spain
    Feb 4, 1493

    Colombus returned triumphantly to Spain

  • Vasco De Gama sailed eastward across the Indian Ocean
    Feb 4, 1498

    Vasco De Gama sailed eastward across the Indian Ocean

    Made the second voyage to India and came back with a bunch of goods
  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa of Spain made an overland crossing of the isthmas of Panama
    Feb 4, 1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa of Spain made an overland crossing of the isthmas of Panama

  • Ferdinand Magellan proved Balboa was correct
    Feb 4, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan proved Balboa was correct

    He and his crew set out from Spain with 5 ships to prove balboa was correct
  • Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico
    Feb 4, 1519

    Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico

    Captured and destroyed the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan
  • Returned to Spain
    Feb 4, 1522

    Returned to Spain

    Ferdinand Magellan's 18 crew members returned to Spain and made the first round-the-world voyage.
  • Spain annexed Portugal
    Feb 4, 1580

    Spain annexed Portugal

  • Portugal regained its independence

    Portugal regained its independence