Portugese and Spanish Explorers

By Chels14
  • Prince Henry the Navigator
    Jan 1, 1400

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    Invented the Compass and the Caravel (kind of ship). From 1400 to the time of his death
  • New schools for Sailors, Prince Henry the Navigator
    Jan 1, 1418

    New schools for Sailors, Prince Henry the Navigator

    Prince Hentry opend his school for Navigation, map making, and ship building.
  • Christopher Columbus-Voyages
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus-Voyages

    Christopher Columbus made his first big voyage. He sailed between Portugal and Iceland.
  • Land Fall-Christopher Columbus
    Oct 28, 1492

    Land Fall-Christopher Columbus

    Christopher and his people made landfall. They thought they had reached Asia but they were wrong; they reached the American continent
  • Second Journey-Christopher Columbus
    Sep 24, 1493

    Second Journey-Christopher Columbus

    He returns to the Americans looking for treasure but again he came home empty-handed.
  • Vasco Da Gama
    Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco Da Gama

    Gama sailed from Libson under the leadership of the three Gama brothers.
  • Vasco Da Gama
    Nov 22, 1497

    Vasco Da Gama

    Vasco sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
  • Vasco Da Gama
    Dec 25, 1497

    Vasco Da Gama

    Vasco reached the coast of Natal
  • Balboa- New World
    Oct 31, 1500

    Balboa- New World

    Sails to a new world aboard Rodrigo de Bastidas Ship
  • Balboa- Stowaway
    Sep 3, 1510

    Balboa- Stowaway

    Sneeks onto Martin Frernandez de Enciso's ship headed for Central America
  • Balboa- First Expedition
    Jul 14, 1512

    Balboa- First Expedition

    He leads an expedition to the Ithmus of Panama in Columbia
  • magellan
    Aug 18, 1518

    magellan

    Leads Portugal .