Age of Exploration - Grant By heing20 Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1800 Age of Exploration Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1550 Slave Trade Started to Spread to the Americas Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Dec 31, 1504 Christopher Columbus Made Four Voyages to the "Indies" Aug 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus landed on "San Salvador" Period: Jan 1, 1497 to Feb 4, 1504 Amerigo Vespucci Traveled Across the Atlantic Ocean Several Times He did not think the land was part of Asia and called it a New World. Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Dec 31, 1650 Food Prices Increased in Spain because they were so Focused on Making Wool Jan 1, 1513 Vasco Nunez de Bolboa of Spain crossed over the Isthmus of Panama Jan 1, 1519 Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico and seized the Aztec Ruler Moctezuma II Jan 1, 1530 Francisco Pizarro led men on an expedition from the Isthmus of Panama to the Inca Empire Jan 1, 1533 1533 Pizarro claimed the Inca Empire (Ecuador to Chile) for Spain Jan 1, 1580 Spain annexed Portugal Jan 1, 1602 Dutch East India Company was Founded and controlled trade between Netherlands and East Indies Jan 1, 1619 First Dutch overseas colony was founded on the island of Java Jan 1, 1626 Dutch purchased Manhattan Island and built New Amsterdam Jan 1, 1640 Portugal regains independence Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Dec 31, 1820 Height of Slave trade to the Americas
