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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Explorations
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Jan 1, 1400
Caravel
Prince Henry invented the caravel (fast and small sailing ship) -
Jan 1, 1418
School of Navigation:
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. -
Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry's first exploration of Africa; Portuguese "discover" Porto Blanco -
Jan 1, 1420
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portuguese "discover" Madeira -
Jan 1, 1435
Prince Henry the Navigator
Gil Eannes travels beyond Cape Bojado -
Jan 1, 1441
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry's caravels reached Cape Blanc -
Jan 1, 1442
Christopher Columbus
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain finally agree to act as patrons to Christopher Columbus and provide money and ships
This begins the first voyage. -
Oct 14, 1446
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry sends expedition to make peace with North Africans -
Jan 1, 1492
Vasco da Gama
King John Paul II of Portugal sent Gama to Setubal, on the Lisbon coast to seize French ships for French raids against Portuguese ships -
Jan 1, 1493
Christopher Columbus
Columbus set sail on his second voyage to the new world. -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Gama sailed from Lisbon under the leadership of the three Gama
brothers; Vasco, Paulo and Nicolao, accompanied by a crew of 150 men -
Nov 22, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
Gama reached the coast of Natal -
Jan 1, 1498
Christopher Columbus
Columbus set sail on his third voyage -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama
The voyage of discovery reached its destination-the Indies and Calcutta, India
Vasco da Gama sets sail for home (Portugal)
Gama returns to Portugal, with pride. Made "Admiral of the Indian Ocean" -
Jan 1, 1500
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed with Rodrigo de Bastidas from Spain to explore 'The New World' -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco da Gama
King Manuel I of Portugal sends Gama on another expedition to India -
Jan 1, 1502
Christopher Columbus
Columbus set sail on is fourth and final trip to the world -
Jan 1, 1505
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand sailed with Portugal's first admiral, Francisco de Almedia. -
Jan 1, 1511
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand went on another expedition to Melaka. The Portugese conquered Melaka. -
Jan 1, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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. -
Jan 1, 1517
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa continued his explorations leaving Pedrarias Davila to plot against him. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
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 -
Jan 1, 1524
Vasco da Gama
King John III sends Gama to India as the Portuguese viceroy
