Europeans Explore the East

  • •	Prince Henry starts a navigation school
    Feb 7, 1418

    • Prince Henry starts a navigation school

  • •	Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa
    Feb 7, 1488

    • Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa

  • •	Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
    Feb 7, 1492

    • Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean

  • Feb 7, 1494

    • Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

  • •	Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines
    Feb 7, 1521

    • Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines

  • Feb 7, 1564

    • Spain begins settlements in the Philippines

  • •	The Dutch establish a trading center on Java

    • The Dutch establish a trading center on Java

  • •	France sets up its own East India Company

    • France sets up its own East India Company