Europeans Explore the East By mairakhan Period: Jan 31, 1417 to Feb 3, 1665 timespan Jan 31, 1418 Prince Henry starts a navigation school Feb 1, 1488 Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa Feb 1, 1493 Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean Feb 1, 1494 Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas Jan 31, 1500 • The Dutch establish a trading center on Java Jan 31, 1502 Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean Feb 1, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines Feb 1, 1664 France sets up its own East India Company
