Portugal/Spain Explorers Timeline

Henry invented the compass

Jan 1, 1418

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Jan 1, 1434

Sometime in 1434 Prince Henry sent out a guy named Gil Eanes to Explore Cape Bojador, and there wwas a legend that if you go there, your skin will turn black, your ship will burn, and the monsters there will eat you and your ship. He went and proved it wasn't true.

Henry's Last Voyage

Dec 31, 1458

Vaso da Gama

Jan 1, 1492

became a naval officer, commanded ships along coast of Portugal

Columbus and his crew made landfall

Oct 16, 1492

They thought they had reached Asia but they were wrong; they had reached the American continent.

Gama sailed from Lisbon under the leadership of the three Gama

Jul 8, 1497

He sailed with his brothers, Paulo and Nicolao, accompanied by a crew of 150 men

Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope

Nov 22, 1497

Columbus' third trip

Jan 1, 1498

Spain paid for Columbus to go back to america for a third time. When he arrived he found his brothers' colony was a mess and he was arrested for his crimes

Balboa sails to a new world aboard Rodrigo de Bastidas ship.

Oct 31, 1500

Balboa's first expedition

Oct 31, 1512

Balboa leads an expedition to the Ithmus of Panama in Columbia.

Magellan sets sail

Oct 1, 1519

Magellan left spain with a ship full of prisoners and other sailors who joined up. It was a hard journey that took many months.

Magellan discovers the Phillippines

Mar 16, 1520

Columbus sets sail with his three ships

Oct 15, 2013

The Pinta, The Nina, and The Santa Maria. Columbus sailed on the Santa MARIA.