Europen exploreration timeline

  • Prince Henry's school of Navigation
    Feb 1, 1418

    Prince Henry's school of Navigation

    Prince Henry started his school of navigation because he wanted young boys to learn sailing at a young age.
  • Bartolomeu Dia rounds the tip of Afica
    Feb 3, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dia rounds the tip of Afica

    Bartolomeu rounded the tip of Africa to find another path to Asia
  • Chistopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
    Feb 3, 1492

    Chistopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean

    Columbus reached the Caribbean after he gained permission from the Queen of Spain.
  • Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
    Jun 7, 1494

    Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

    Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas because they kept fighting over newly discovered land
  • Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut
    May 20, 1497

    Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut

    Vasco Da Gama reached the port of Calicut after he rounded the Cape of Good Hope
  • Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spainsh expedition to the Philippines
    Mar 16, 1521

    Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spainsh expedition to the Philippines

    Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to reach the Philippines who was looking for the Spice Islands
  • Spain begins settlements in the Philippines
    Apr 27, 1565

    Spain begins settlements in the Philippines

    The Spainsh wanted riches that they thought were in the land that they went to
  • Dutch East Company

    Dutch East Company

    The Dutch East Company established the trading center on Java to earn more money
  • France sets up its own East India Company

    France sets up its own East India Company

    France used its own East Idia Company in the French Revolution