Map and Time Exploration By nfuccione Period: Oct 9, 1487 to Dec 19, 1488 Dias' Journey Dias departed and returned on these days Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 13, 1493 Columbus' journey Columbus set sail for India and eventually found the New World Period: Sep 20, 1519 to Jan 19, 1521 Magellan's voyage He retunred roughly two years after he departed although nobody is exactly sure when that was Period: Nov 19, 1542 to Jan 19, 1544 Pizarro's voyage