Chance Age Of Exploration By vuc20 Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1800 Age of Exploration Period: Jan 1, 1490 to Dec 31, 1500 Landings on various "new worlds". Aug 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus leaves Spain Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus landed at San Salvador Period: Jan 1, 1497 to Dec 31, 1504 Amerigo Vespucci crossed the Atlantic several times Jan 1, 1498 Vasco de Gama landed in India Jan 1, 1513 Ponce De Leon sails towards Florida Jan 1, 1513 Ponce De Leon sails north He sails towards to what is now present day Florida. Jan 1, 1521 Magellan dies in a fight with islanders Jan 1, 1528 Panfilo de Narvaez sails to Florida and dies. The voyage ends in shipwreck Jan 1, 1530 Francisco Pizarro led expedition 180 men and 37 horses were led to Peru Jan 1, 1580 Spain annexed Portugal Jan 1, 1602 Dutch East India Company was founded
