Age of Exploration By caffin01 Period: 1400 to 1610 Age of Exploration 1421 Prince Henry of Portugal establish School of Navigation 1488 Bartholemew Dias sails around Cape of Good Hope, Africa 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in the Caribbean May 4, 1493 The Line of Demarcation divides the territories in the New World between Spain and Portugal Jun 24, 1497 John Cabot of England reaches Newfoundland May 20, 1498 Vasco da Gama reaches India after traveling around Africa. 1519 Hernan Cortés begins his conquest of the Aztecs. 1522 Magellan's crew finishes its circumnavigation of the world. 1524 In a French-sponsored voyage, Giovanni de Verrazano discovers the Hudson River before sailing north to Nova Scotia. 1539 Hernando de Soto explores Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, and becomes the first European to cross the Mississippi River. 1565 The first permanent European settlement is founded by Pedro Menendez de Aviles at St. Augustine, Florida. 1580 Sir Francis Drake of England circumnaviagtes the Globe 1585 The English colony of Roanoke is established 1607 Permanent English settlement is established at Jamestown
