Age of Exploration By vicentk23 Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1800 Age of Exploration Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Feb 5, 1500 European monarchssupoorted exploration and colonization Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 3, 1700 Commerical Revolution Feb 8, 1400 Spanish and Portuguses designers mad important advances in ship-building technology Aug 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain Oct 12, 1492 Columbus named a tiny island San Salvador Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Feb 5, 1504 Columbus made three more voyages Feb 5, 1493 Pope Alexander VI issued an edict Period: Jan 1, 1497 to Feb 5, 1504 Amerigo Vespucci crossed the Atlantic several times Feb 7, 1500 European powers aimed to colonize overseas lands Feb 8, 1500 The population of Europe increased Feb 5, 1510 Dias and Gama conquered part of the southwest coast India Feb 5, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain with five ships across Atlantic to South America Feb 5, 1521 Magellan died in a fight with islanders Feb 5, 1522 One ship and 18 crew members returned to Spain
