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Henry the Navigator

Period: Jan 1, 1394 to Dec 31, 1460

King Joao II's go-to man for exploration

Fall of Constantinople

May 29, 1453

Technical course start

King Joao II

Period: Jan 1, 1455 to Dec 31, 1495

Funded exploration, alllowed Portugal to get ahead of the exploration game with spices, Africa, and slavery

Diaz reaches Cape of Good Hope

Jan 1, 1487

Proves that India can be reached by sea

da Gama gets to India

Jan 1, 1488

Pepper was 60x the price of the voyage, opened the European gates to India

Treaty of Tordesillas

Jun 7, 1494

Divides new lands along the Line of Demarcation in the Atlantic Ocean, Spain gets territory to the West (Americas), Portugal gets East (Africas)

Magellan circumnavigates globe

Jan 1, 1522

Dies in middle of voyage in Philippines, crew finished
Sailing for Charles V

Today

Dec 14, 2015