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Feb 2, 1415
Prince Henry starts a navigation school
prince henry stated a school for people to learn how to navigate. -
Mar 12, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa
the expedition sailed south along the west coast of africa. after sailing past angola, dias reached the golfo da conceicao. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
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. -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
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 -
May 20, 1498
vasco da gama calicut, india
the caption was treated with hospitality. a interview with the zamorin failed to produce concrete results. -
Mar 16, 1521
Spain begins settlements in the Philippines
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 -
Mar 16, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines
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. -
the dutch's establishment
this is the year that the dutch creathed a chartered company. -
· France sets up its own East India Company
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
