Left for spain

Age or exploration-Le'Ambra

  • The iron needle.
    Feb 5, 1100

    The iron needle.

    europen navigators learned about they could magnetize an iron needle
  • Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Dec 31, 1300

    compass created with magnetized needle

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Age of exploration

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    commercial revolution

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1500

    exploration and colonization

    european monarchs supported exploration and colonization
  • Christopher Columbus left for Spain
    Aug 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus left for Spain

  • San Salvador
    Oct 12, 1492

    San Salvador

    columbus landed there and named it
  • Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Dec 31, 1504

    colombus made three more voayages to the "indies"

  • vasco da gama
    Feb 5, 1498

    vasco da gama

    set sail eastward across the indian ocean
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    food prices increased many times

  • Perdo Cabral
    Feb 5, 1500

    Perdo Cabral

    protuguese navigator who set sail westward to India
  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa of spain
    Feb 5, 1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa of spain

    made an overland crossing of the isthmus of panama
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Feb 5, 1530

    Francisco Pizarro

    he led 180 men and 37 horses on an expedition, where they travleled from the Isthmus of Panama to the capita of the Inca empire in what is now Peru
  • Pizarro
    Feb 5, 1533

    Pizarro

    he claimed the land from present-day Ecuador o Chile for Spain
  • William of orange leadership
    Feb 5, 1579

    William of orange leadership

    northern proviences declared their independence from spain.
  • spain and portugal
    Feb 5, 1580

    spain and portugal

    spain annexed portugal
  • william of orange

    william of orange

    led ar revolt against Philip. he sent small bands of soldiers on quick raids to keep spanish army confused.