age of exploration by Cory Vellinga By vellinc20 Period: Feb 5, 1200 to Oct 5, 1300 navigators created a compass at this time Period: Feb 5, 1300 to Jan 8, 1700 the commercial Revolution took place during this time Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1800 age of exploration Period: Mar 4, 1400 to Feb 5, 1500 european monarchs supported exploring and colonizing Feb 5, 1488 Bartolonmeu Dias sailed around the Cape of Hope he traveled across the atlantic ocean to Africa Aug 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus left from Spain Oct 12, 1492 Columbus landed on a small island named Sal Salvodor Feb 5, 1493 Columbus returned back to Spain after his voyage Period: Feb 5, 1493 to Feb 5, 1504 between this time, Columbus made 3 voyages to the Indies. Period: Feb 5, 1497 to Feb 5, 1504 Amerigo Vespucci the italian navigator sailed the Altantic on a portugese and Spanish expedition Feb 5, 1498 vasco de gama sailed to India around this time Feb 5, 1500 Portugese navigator Pedro Cabral set sail in India Feb 5, 1510 the Portugese conquered the southwest coast of India Feb 5, 1513 Vasco Nunez reached to the Istmus of Panama Feb 5, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan a portugese navigator sailed from Spain to cross the Atlantic to South America Feb 5, 1521 Magellan reached to the Philippine islands and died there Feb 5, 1522 the ship of Magellan suvived and traveled around the world the Magellan ship lost its owner due to death from fights and traveled around the world Period: Feb 5, 1750 to Feb 5, 1800 slave ships carried alot of slaves