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Feb 2, 1460
prince henry
Prince Henry (Henrique) the Navigator (1394-1460) was a Portuguese royal prince, soldier, and patron of explorers. Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africa's west coast, but did not go on them himself. -
Feb 2, 1479
spain begins settlement
. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power.[ -
Jun 7, 1494
treaty of tordesillas
divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal -
May 29, 1500
bartolomeu dias
a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so -
May 20, 1506
christopher columbus
Columbus landed in the Bahamas and later explored much of the Caribbean, -
Mar 16, 1521
ferdinand magellan leads a spanish expedition ot the phillppines
He was the first European to reach the islands. -
Dec 24, 1524
vasco da gama
Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. For a short time in 1524 he was the Governor of Portuguese India, under the title of Viceroy. -
france set up its own east india company
when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia -
the dutch establish a trading center of java
when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia.
