Age of exploration- Yash By pately20 Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1800 Age of exploration Jan 1, 1488 Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope Aug 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain Oct 12, 1492 Columbus land on a tiny island named San Salvador Jan 1, 1493 Columbus made three voyages to the "Indies." Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Dec 31, 1504 Christopher Columbus vovages to Indies Jan 1, 1497 Amerigo Vespucci sailed across Atlantic ocean For Spanish and Portuguese expeditions. Period: Jan 1, 1497 to Dec 31, 1504 Amerigo Vespucci voyage across Atlantic ocean Jan 1, 1498 Vasco da Gama landed in India Jan 1, 1510 Portuguese captured the southwest cost of India Jan 1, 1519 Magellan took five ships to cross the Atlantic to South America. Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Dec 31, 1522 Ferdinand Magellan journey to Spain Jan 1, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippine Islands and died there Jan 1, 1522 One ship and 18 crew members returned to Spain.