History Project

  • portuagal arrives in ceuta
    1419

    portuagal arrives in ceuta

    Portugal is the country and this event is significant because it is the event leading up to the conquest of Ceuta
  • Dias reaches the cape of good hope
    1488

    Dias reaches the cape of good hope

    the country he sailed for is Portugal and the event is significant because it opened up increased trade with India and other Asian powers
  • Columbus's first expedition
    1492

    Columbus's first expedition

    Spain was the country he sailed for and the event is important because this was the expedition where he found the sailing route to America, even though he thought it was Asia at first
  • the treaty of tordesilla
    1494

    the treaty of tordesilla

    the tragedy of Tordesillas was signed by the governments of Spain and Portugal and it was important because it divided the new world in America between the two countries
  • Da Gama reaches India
    1497

    Da Gama reaches India

    the country he sailed for was Portugal and the event was significant because it was monumental in navigation and helped to establish Portugal as a major colonial empire
  • Magellan circumnavigates the world
    1519

    Magellan circumnavigates the world

    Magellan sailed for Spain and the event is significant because it is regarded as one of the greatest voyages of all time and he ended up discovering the Strait of Magellan
  • cortes invades mexico
    1519

    cortes invades mexico

    he sailed for Spain and this event is important because it is when the Aztecs were conquered
  • pizarro goes to peru
    1531

    pizarro goes to peru

    the country Pizarro sailed for was Spain and this event is significant because it was when the Incas were conquered
  • sir fransis drakes circumnavigation of the world
    1577

    sir fransis drakes circumnavigation of the world

    sir Francis drake sailed for England and his circumnavigation of the world was very important because he was one of the first to do so and this was part of the events that led him to become recognized as a leading privateer
  • defeat of the spanish armada

    defeat of the spanish armada

    the country that defeated the Spanish armada was England and the Spanish armada was led by Spain. their defeat was important because it guaranteed English independence from Spain and let queen Elizabeth keep the throne