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Portugal's Exploration and Colonization

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  • Henry the Navigator's Death
    Jan 1, 1460

    Henry the Navigator's Death

    After Henry the Navigator's death Alvaro Ferdandes took over the exploration duty and reached as far as the Gulf of Guinea.
  • Vespucci's Imaginary Voyage
    Jan 1, 1497

    Vespucci's Imaginary Voyage

    Vespucci received sent a letter to Soderini about a leangthy trip to South America. However modern scholars beleive that this trip never actually took place because they found that the letter was forged.
  • Vespucci's 2nd Journey
    Jan 1, 1499

    Vespucci's 2nd Journey

    Vepucci joined a journey led by Spain in order to sail around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indain ocean. However he ended up sailing to South America on Accident. He reached the mouth of the Amazin River before turning around and seeing Trinidad and Hispaniola.
  • Discovery of Brazil
    Jan 1, 1500

    Discovery of Brazil

    In 1500 Cabral was appointed leader of a fleet headed for India. When they arrived at Brazil they encountered stonage hunted gatherers and called them Indians.
  • First Expodition of the Peaceful Sea
    Jan 1, 1519

    First Expodition of the Peaceful Sea

    From 1519-1522 Magellan made a voyage accross the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean via the strait of Magellan. He was the first to complete the circumnavigation of the Earth.