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Feb 3, 1418
Prince Henry starts Navigation School
The 1st navigational school created by Prince Henry use a more astonomical view of navigation. They taught them map-making, and science as well as navigaton to sail down the west coast of Africa. -
Feb 3, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias rounds southern tip of Africa
He was the 1st European seamen to sail the stormy waters of the Cape of Good Hope. He originally named the southern tip of Africa the Cape of Storms. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
He sailed with 3 ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and Santa Maria whivh he captained. He landed on an island in the caribbeans that they caled Guanhani, but columbus later renanmed it San Salvador. -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain got all lands west of the line, and Portigal to the east. Portugal later thought the line was unfair when it was then moved. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean
At first his trading was really good, but the eventually stopped. he was told to a pay a large tax and leave all of his trading goods. -
Mar 17, 1521
Spain begins settlements in the Philippines
The Spanish had first landed in the Philippines on March 17, Spain first landed in the Philippines in 1521, though colonization did not start until 1565. In the 300 years of Spanish rule, the country developed from a small overseas colony governed from the Viceroyalty of New Spain -
Mar 17, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines
on thisdate, Magellan and his crew landed on the island of Homonhan with 150 crew members left. They became the first Spaniards to land on the Philippine archipelago. -
Dutch establish trading center on Java
It became permanent in 1603. But in the late 18th century it went bankrupt and in 1800 it was formally dissolved. -
France sets up own East India cCompany
The French east India Company was set up to compete with the Dutch and British companies. In 1719 it established itself in India but was near bankruptcy
