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Prince Henry invented the caravel (fast and small sailing ship)
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Prince Henry started the first school for oceanic navigation along with an astronomical observatory at Sagres, Portugal people were trained in nagivation, map-making, and science.
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Prince Henry's first exploration of Africa; Portuguese "discover" Porto Blanco
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Portuguese "discover" Madeira
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Gil Eannes travels beyond Cape Bojado
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Prince Henry's caravels reached Cape Blanc
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain finally agree to act as patrons to Christopher Columbus and provide money and ships
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Prince Henry sends expedition to make peace with North Africans
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King John Paul II of Portugal sent Gama to Setubal, on the Lisbon coast to seize French ships for French raids against Portuguese ships
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Columbus set sail on his second voyage to the new world.
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Gama sailed from Lisbon under the leadership of the three Gama
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Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
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Columbus set sail on his third voyage
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The voyage of discovery reached its destination-the Indies and Calcutta, India
Vasco da Gama sets sail for home (Portugal)
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed with Rodrigo de Bastidas from Spain to explore 'The New World'
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King Manuel I of Portugal sends Gama on another expedition to India
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Columbus set sail on is fourth and final trip to the world
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Ferdinand sailed with Portugal's first admiral, Francisco de Almedia.
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Ferdinand went on another expedition to Melaka. The Portugese conquered Melaka.
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed with hundreds of Spaniards and Indians across the Gulf of Uraba to the Darien Peninsula.
Balboa traveled to the ocean and claimed it and all the land that touched it for Spain. Vasco Nunez de Balboa spent a month with natives along the Pacific coast. -
Vasco Nunez de Balboa continued his explorations leaving Pedrarias Davila to plot against him.
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Ferdinand left Spain with a ship full of prisoners and other sailors who joined up. It was a hard journey that took many months. Here he discovered the Magellan Straight. Saw a "Magellan" penguin and a dwarf galaxy
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King John III sends Gama to India as the Portuguese viceroy
