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Feb 1, 1418
Prince Henry starts a navigation school
In 1418, Henry started the first school for navigation. People in the were trained to sail down the west of Africa -
Feb 1, 1488
•Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa
In 1488 Dias rounded the tip of Africa. He did this in order to find a route to India -
Feb 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
In 1492 Columbus reached a small island. He thought that he had reached the Indies by mistake -
Feb 2, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
In 1494, Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Torsedillas. It was intended to resolve the dispute following the return Christopher Columbus. -
Feb 1, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean
In 1498, de Game reaches Calicut. Natives offred transportation to shore, but de Gama declined. -
Feb 2, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines
In 1521, Magellan's travels lead him to the Philippines. He became the first ever European to travel there -
Feb 2, 1565
• Spain begins settlements in the Philippines
In 1565, the first permanent Spanish settlement was established. It was founded by Miguel López de Legaspi -
The Dutch establish a trading center on Java
In 1603, the Dutch trading center was established in West Java. it was the first permanent Dutch trading post. -
• France sets up its own East India Company
In 1664 France set up an East India Company. Its purpose was for trading in the Eastern Hemispere
