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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. -
Feb 3, 1488
Bartolomeu Dia rounds the tip of Afica
Bartolomeu rounded the tip of Africa to find another path to Asia -
Feb 3, 1492
Chistopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
Columbus reached the Caribbean after he gained permission from the Queen of Spain. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
The Dutch East Company established the trading center on Java to earn more money -
France sets up its own East India Company
France used its own East Idia Company in the French Revolution
