Age of Exploration- Lexi Hettinger By hettina20 Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1800 Age of Exploration Period: Feb 5, 1400 to Feb 5, 1700 Commercial Revolution Great changes in basic economic practices Aug 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain Oct 12, 1492 Santa Maria landed in San Salvador Period: Feb 5, 1493 to Feb 5, 1504 Columbus mage 3 more Voyages to the Indies Period: Feb 5, 1497 to Feb 5, 1504 Amerigo Vespucci crossed the Atlantic Ocean several times Feb 5, 1498 Vasco da Game landed in India Feb 5, 1500 Pedro Cabral set sail for West India Feb 5, 1500 Europeans began to use slave labor Feb 5, 1510 Portugal conquered part of the southwest coast of india Feb 5, 1513 Vasco Nunez de balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama Feb 5, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan set out to cross the Atlantic Feb 5, 1580 Spain annexed Portugal Feb 5, 1642 Portugal regained its independence