Portuguese and Spanish explorers

Prince Henry the Navigator

Jan 1, 1419

Two important post will permit him to creat expedition and new ship "the caravel" to find the source of the gold trade , stopping pirat attack and find the kingdom of the Prester John. During this Year on of his expedition rediscover and colonize the MADEIRA island

Prince Henry's discovery of Azura Island

Jan 1, 1427

Henry was the first explorater to pass the Cap Bojador

Jan 1, 1434

It is one of the most famous Henry The Navigator expedition. It is the first time that an European pass this cap that was considerat impassable because was thinking that monster were living there.. That is the first step of the Africa and more late India exploration.

Columbus' first journey

Oct 14, 1465

Chirstopher's first voyage was as a teenager

Columbus' first big voyage

Oct 14, 1480

He sailed between Portugal and Iceland.

Columbus returns to Spain

Mar 14, 1493

He returns to Spain after sailing the coasts of the Bahamas.

Columbus' last journey to America

Oct 14, 1493

Columbus traveled to America 3 times to find trasure but came back empty handed.

Ferdinand sets sail

Oct 16, 1493

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

Vasco da Gama looks for a route to the East Indies

Jan 14, 1497

Gama sails for Lisbon

Jul 8, 1497

Gama sailed from Lisbon under the leadership of the three Gama
brothers; Vasco, Paulo and Nicolao, accompanied by a crew of 150 men.

Gama reaches the coast of Natal

Dec 25, 1497

Gama reached Zambezi

Jan 14, 1498

They were attacked by Arabs

Gama reaches his discovery

May 20, 1498

Gama reaches his dscovery; the Indies and Calcutta, India.

New world

Oct 31, 1500

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

Ferdinand's first voyage

Oct 16, 1505

Ferdinand sailed with Portugal's first admiral, Francisco de Almedia.

Balboa's first expidition

Jul 14, 1512

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

Ferdinand makes discoveries

Oct 16, 1520

While on their journey, Magellan saw many new sights. He was the first European to spot a "Magellan" penguin, and he saw and named a dwarf galaxy in the sky.

Ferdinan's reaches Asia

Oct 16, 1521

Ferdinand's fleet sailed across the Pacific Ocean. They landed in Guam outside of Asia.