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1419
Portugal - Discovery of madeira
Portuguese explorers with the help of prince henry discover and settle in Madeira starting the expansion of Portugal -
1488
Portugal - Bartolomeu Dias rounds the cape of good hope
dias becomes the first European to travel around the bottom tip of Africa making a sea route to india -
1492
Spain - Columbus reaches the new world
Christopher Columbus on his path to find Spain ended up landing in the Caribbean and starts European colonization of the americas. -
1497
England - john Cabot explores North America
john Cabot who was heading for England landed in Newfoundland giving England claim of north america -
1498
Portugal - Vasco da Gama Reaches India
da gamba finds route to India allowing for trade between Europe and asia -
1500
Portugal - Pedro Álvares Cabral Discovers Brazil
while making their way to India Cabral lands in Brazil claiming the land for Portugal -
1513
Spain - Vasco Núñez de Balboa Crosses the Isthmus of Panama
balboa becomes the first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the americas -
1522
Spain - Magellan’s Voyage
Ferdinand marks the first circumnavigation of the world however he died en route. -
1533
Spain - Pizarro Conquers the Inca Empire
Francisco captures and conquers then Incan emperor ruling Spanish over peru -
1534
France- Jacques Cartier explores canada
cartier claims Canada (modern-day) for France mapping the St. Lawrence river -
1580
England - Francis Drake Circumnavigates the Globe
drake makes himself the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world while raiding Spanish ships simultaneously. -
England - Roanoke Colony Established
Raleigh try’s to create the first English colony but it just disappears -
England - Jamestown is Founded
England establishes its first permanent colony in Virginia allowing for further expansion at later dates -
France - Samuel de Champlain Founds Quebec
Champlain establishes the first permanent French settlement in North America -
France - Marquette and Jolliet Explore the Mississippi River
the French map the Mississippi, expanding Frances territorial claims -
France - La Salle Claims Louisiana for France
cavalier and Salle make their way down the Mississippi and claim Louisiana