Paided Joao Goncalves Zarco to sail the Madeira Islands
Oct 14, 1434
Prince Henry
Paided Eannes to round Cape Bojador
Oct 14, 1441
Prince Henry
Paided Nuno Tristao to sail to Cape Blanc
Oct 14, 1455
Prince Henery sailed to Cape Vert
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India (in order to trade for spices).
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus set sail on from Palos, Spain,
Mar 15, 1493
Columbus returned to Spain in the Nina, arriving on March 15, 1493
May 20, 1498
da Gama reached Calicut, India
Aug 29, 1498
Da Gama left India after he was told to pay a large tax and leave all of his trading goods.
Sep 16, 1499
Da Gama returned to Lisbon, Portugal, in September, 1499
Oct 16, 1511
In 1511, Balboa founded a colony, the first European settlement in South America - the town of Santa Maria de la Antigua del Darien
Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean
Jan 1, 1519
Balboa was found guilty and was publicly beheaded in Acla in January, 1519.
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth (1519-1522).
Sep 8, 1519
Magellan's voyage began September 8, 1519
Sep 16, 1522
Magellan's voyage lasted until September 6, 1522
Prince Henry sent Cadamosto to sail the Gamba River
