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Period: Jan 1, 1394 to Dec 31, 1460
Henry the Navigator
King Joao II's go-to man for exploration -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
Technical course start -
Period: Jan 1, 1455 to Dec 31, 1495
King Joao II
Funded exploration, alllowed Portugal to get ahead of the exploration game with spices, Africa, and slavery -
Jan 1, 1487
Diaz reaches Cape of Good Hope
Proves that India can be reached by sea -
Jan 1, 1488
da Gama gets to India
Pepper was 60x the price of the voyage, opened the European gates to India -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Divides new lands along the Line of Demarcation in the Atlantic Ocean, Spain gets territory to the West (Americas), Portugal gets East (Africas) -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan circumnavigates globe
Dies in middle of voyage in Philippines, crew finished
Sailing for Charles V -
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