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By TommyBosso2
  • 1419

    Navigation School Founded

    Prince Henry the Navigator establishes the School of Navigation in Sagres, Portugal.
  • Period: 1419 to

    Age of Exploration

  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Lands!!

    Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas (San Salvador Island).
  • Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty has been made!!

    Treaty of Tordesillas signed between Spain and Portugal. Divided the non-European world between the two nations.
  • May 20, 1498

    Gama touches down in India!

    Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India.
    Established direct sea route from Europe to India.
  • Aug 13, 1521

    Tenochtitlan Captured!

    Hernán Cortés captures Tenochtitlan, toppling the Aztec Empire. Mexico becomes part of Spain’s empire.
  • Sep 6, 1522

    Ferdinan completes his exploration

    Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition completes circumnavigation (ship Victoria returns to Spain). First successful circumnavigation of the globe
  • Nov 15, 1533

    Cuzco Captured!

    Francisco Pizarro captures Cuzco, capital of the Inca Empire! Ended major Inca resistance and secured Spanish control over Peru.

  • Wish has been granted!

    Charter granted to British East India Company by Queen Elizabeth I. Authorized monopoly on trade in Asia for Britain.

  • VOC is founded!

    Dutch East India Company (VOC) founded in the Netherlands. Became one of the world’s most powerful trading companies.

  • War is Over!!

    Treaty of Westphalia signed in Münster and Osnabrück. Ended the Thirty Years’ War, changing political boundaries and sovereignty rules.