Age of Exploration

By grace.walton
  • 1415

    The Capture of Ceuta by the Portuguese

    Portugal conquered Cueta.
  • 1418

    Prince Henry Founds his Navigation School

    Prince Henry founded the first school for oceanic navigation.
  • 1442

    Columbus' First Expedition

    On August 3rd, he left Spain in search of an all-water route to Asia.
  • 1471

    Pizarro in Peru

    Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador who led the Spanish conquest of Peru.
  • 1488

    Dias reaching the Cape of Good Hope

    Dias led the fist European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope.
  • 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    The Treaty of Tordesillas is an agreement between Portugal and Spain that is aimed towards settling conflicts in lands that were recently found by Christopher Colombus and other 15th-century voyagers.
  • 1519

    Magellan's Circumnavigation

    Ferdinand Magellan launched a Spanish expedition where he completed the first circumnavigation.
  • 1519

    Cortes Invasion of Mexico

    Hernan Cortes, a Spanish Conquistador, took over the Aztec Empire
  • 1524

    De Gama reaching India

    Sent to India as a viceroy, but he died in Cochin.
  • 1577

    Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation

    Sir Frances Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.

  • English Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Lorde Charles Howard and Sir Frances Drake commanded the English naval force to defeat the "Invincible Armada".

  • First Arrival of Slaves in Virginia Colonies

    The first slaves were disembarked at Point Comfort, which today is Hampton Roads.