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prince henry stated a school for people to learn how to navigate.
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the expedition sailed south along the west coast of africa. after sailing past angola, dias reached the golfo da conceicao.
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Christopher Columbus landed on a small island.The West Indies got its name because Columbus believed the native people of the Caribbean Islands were Indians.The Caribbean Sea is named for the Carib, nomadic sea-faring warriors who lived in the region.
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the treaty was intended to resolve the dispute that christopher columbus created. it stated that these matters were to be settled by a joint voyage, which never occurred
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the caption was treated with hospitality. a interview with the zamorin failed to produce concrete results.
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The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, who sighted Samar and landed on Homonhon Island southeast of Samar the next day
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a Portuguese in the service of the Spanish crown, was looking for a westward route to the to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Magellan's expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines.
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this is the year that the dutch creathed a chartered company.
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a voyage captained by Paulmier de Gonneville of Honfleur. French king Henry IV authorized the first Compagnie des Indes Orientales, granting the firm a 15-year monopoly of the Indies trade
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