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Jan 1, 1457
Henry The Navigator
Europeans began to look for ways to get around Venice's hold on the spice trade, Henry The Navigater urged for sea captains to explore southward on the coast of Africa. He wanted to find a route around that continent to the spice islands near India. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbis
Thought Asia could be reached by sailing west from europe -
Sep 3, 1492
Ferdinand And Isabella
Culumbus persuaded the king and queen of spain to support the expedition -
Sep 3, 1497
John Cabot
King Henry VII sent cabot on a voyage -
Jan 1, 1498
Vasco Da Gama
Portuguease explorer found the route around that continent to the spice island near India -
Sep 3, 1508
Juan Ponce De Leon
He explored and settled the island of Puerto Rico -
Sep 3, 1524
Giovanni da Verrazano
King Francis I of france sent this Italian navigator westerward