Age of Exploration Timeline

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  • Leif Eriksson
    Jan 1, 1000

    Leif Eriksson

    Leif Eriksson discovers a land he calls "Vinland"
  • Pope Alexander VI
    Jan 1, 1493

    Pope Alexander VI

    Pope Alexander VI draws The Line of Demarcation
  • The Treaty of Tordesillas
    Jun 7, 1494

    The Treaty of Tordesillas

    The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed
  • Vasco da Gama
    May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama sails around the southern coast of Africa to reach Calicut, India
  • Amerigo Vespucci
    Jan 1, 1499

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Amerigo Vespucci Mapped the coastline of South America
  • Pedro Cabral
    Jan 1, 1500

    Pedro Cabral

    Pedro Cabral reaches Brazil
  • Nunez de Balboa
    Jan 1, 1513

    Nunez de Balboa

    Nunez de Balboa finds the Pacific Ocean, and claims it for Spain
  • Hernan Cortes
    Jan 1, 1521

    Hernan Cortes

    Hernan Cortes and his men find Mexico
  • Magellan
    Jan 1, 1522

    Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan and his crew have officialy circumnavigated the world.
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson River