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1419
Navigation School Founded
Prince Henry the Navigator establishes the School of Navigation in Sagres, Portugal. -
Period: 1419 to
Age of Exploration
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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.