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Signed a formal treaty of friendship with Castile
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The discovery of the small island of Porto Santo
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In 1444-1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of his ships on missions.
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First voyage into the Atlantic Ocean
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Went to the Spanish Monarchy of Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon
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Sailed from Palos, Spain, with 3 small ships. The Pina, The Niña, and The Santa Maria
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With a large fleet of 17 ships and with 1,500 colonists aboard, Colubus sailed from Cádiz
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Explored southern coast of Cuba
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Vasco Da Gama was given the mission to take command of the first Portuguese expedition around Africa to India.
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Sailed from Lisbon on a mission to reach India and open sea rioute from Europe to the East.
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Forced to transport convicts as colonists, because of the bad reports on conditions in Hispaniola. Sailed farther south and made his landfall in Trinidad.
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Expedition reached the trading post of Calicut, India
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Departed and reached Lisbon September of 1499.
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Saw the eastern art of the Pacific Ocean, crossing the Isthmus of Panama
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Gathered 4 ships for this expedition. Sailed far west and struck the coast of Honderus n Central America, then he coasted southward. He ended up marooned on Jamaica.
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Sent on a second expedition to India, and he brutally clashed with Muslim traders in the region.
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Set out from Spain with a fleet of 5 ships to to discover a eastern sea route to the Spice Islands.
