Portuguese and Spanish explorers

  • Prince Henry the Navigator
    Jan 1, 1419

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    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

    Prince Henry's discovery of Azura Island

  • Henry was the first explorater to pass the Cap Bojador
    Jan 1, 1434

    Henry was the first explorater to pass the Cap Bojador

    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

    Columbus' first journey

    Chirstopher's first voyage was as a teenager
  • Columbus' first big voyage
    Oct 14, 1480

    Columbus' first big voyage

    He sailed between Portugal and Iceland.
  • Columbus returns to Spain
    Mar 14, 1493

    Columbus returns to Spain

    He returns to Spain after sailing the coasts of the Bahamas.
  • Columbus' last journey to America
    Oct 14, 1493

    Columbus' last journey to America

    Columbus traveled to America 3 times to find trasure but came back empty handed.
  • Ferdinand sets sail
    Oct 16, 1493

    Ferdinand sets sail

    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

    Vasco da Gama looks for a route to the East Indies

  • Gama sails for Lisbon
    Jul 8, 1497

    Gama sails for Lisbon

    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 reaches the coast of Natal

  • Gama reached Zambezi
    Jan 14, 1498

    Gama reached Zambezi

    They were attacked by Arabs
  • Gama reaches his discovery
    May 20, 1498

    Gama reaches his discovery

    Gama reaches his dscovery; the Indies and Calcutta, India.
  • New world
    Oct 31, 1500

    New world

    Balboa sail to a new world aboard Rodrigo de Bastidas ship.
  • Ferdinand's first voyage
    Oct 16, 1505

    Ferdinand's first voyage

    Ferdinand sailed with Portugal's first admiral, Francisco de Almedia.
  • Balboa's first expidition
    Jul 14, 1512

    Balboa's first expidition

    Balboa leads an expedition to the Ithmus of Panama in Columbia.
  • Ferdinand makes discoveries
    Oct 16, 1520

    Ferdinand makes discoveries

    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

    Ferdinan's reaches Asia

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