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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Age of Exploration
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Feb 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
He had to turn back but he found the route to the Indian Ocean. -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus left Spain
Had three of his small ships- the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria-sail west across the Atlantic -
Oct 12, 1492
The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria landed on a tiny island
Columbus named this island San Salvador and he planted the spanish flag along with his captains. -
Feb 1, 1493
Columbus returns to Spain
He named the islands he cound on the east coast of India, the Indies. -
Feb 1, 1498
Vasco da Gama landed in India
He made a second voyage to India years later. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
The Age of the Empires
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
The Scientific Revolution
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Feb 1, 1500
Nicolaus Copernicus argued that sun was the center of the universe
He abandoned Ptolemy's theory (a.k.a geocentric) -
Feb 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa made an overland crossing
He crossed the Isthmus of Panama and when he reached a vast ocean, he clamed it Spain's and naed it the South Sea. -
Feb 1, 1513
Ponce de Leon sailed to Florida
It was later discovered by voyager Panfilo de Narvaez that Ponce de Leon's ship was in a disaster and sank. -
Feb 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan left Spain
He left with five ships to cross the Atlantic to get to South America -
Feb 1, 1543
Vesalius published a seven volume book
It was called, 'On the Fabric of the Human Body.' -
Feb 1, 1579
Northern pronvinces declared independence from Spain
This was under the leadership of William of Orange.
