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Prince Henry the Navigator starts the first school of oceanic navigation in 1418.
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Prince Henry's first accomplishment was his discovery of the Atlantic Island Porto Santo. Though it doesn't have an exact date on when he found it, I thought it'd be important
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Christopher tries to find trade routes to Asia, but accidentally discovers the Americas and the Native Americans
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Christopher reached what is present-day Bahamas on October 12th, 1492, but believed it to be an Asian Island and named it San Salvador.
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He set sail on this July 8th, 1497.
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Vasco da Gama was the first person to sail from Europe straight to India. He finally arrived in India on March 20, 1498
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In December 1499, Vasco da Gama was rewarded by King Manuel I of Portugal for his great discoveries. There isn't an exact date, but it was in December of 1499.
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Balboa founded a colony in 1511. It was the first European settlement in South America called the town of Santa Maria de la Antigua del Darien.
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He was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World or the Americas. There isn't an exact date, but it was in the 1513s when he reached the Pacific.
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Magellan stops in Suluan Island in the Phillipines from his trip around the world
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He was the leader of the first voyage to circumnavigate the world.
This voyage, also called the Magellan's odyssey, was launched on 1519 and lasted for 3 years.
