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Started Navigation School
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Sailed for Prince Henry to explore the Coast of Africa
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Became involved in the slave trade through Goncalves and Tristao.
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Sent by Prince Henry to explore Africa.
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Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean searching for a route to India.
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On a second expedition to the New World, Columbus spotted and named the island of Dominica
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Appointed to comand of expedition by the Portugesse Government
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Introduced an all water route from Europe to Asia
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Columbus set sail a third time, but this time he headed further south, to Venezuela.
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Columbus set sail for his 4th and final expedition. He sailed to Mexico, Honduras, Panama, and Santiago (Jamaica).
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Balboa and his dog stowed away on a boat going to San Sebastian from Santo Domingo.
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Balboa founded the first European settlement in South America.
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to see the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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The first expedition to cirrcumnavigate the world set sail lead by Magellan.
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Returning only with 18 of the original crew of 270 member. Magellan was of the dead.
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Vasco da Gama was appointed as the Viceory of India for Portugal and sailed there.
