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Jan 1, 1415
Prince Henry (Portugal)
Prince Henry commanded a military force that captured the Muslim outpost of Ceuta, located on the south side of the Strait of Gibraltar. -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
In August of 1492, Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña along side. After 36 days of sailing, Columbus and several crewmen set foot on an island in the present day Bahamas, claiming it for Spain. -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco da Gama
- On July 8 of that year, he captained a team of four vessels, , to find a sailing route to India and the East
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Jan 1, 1507
Ferdinand Magellan
He explored Malacca, located in present-day Malaysia, and participated in the conquest of Malacca's port. -
Feb 1, 1519
Hernan Pizarro
He set sail for Mexico with more than 500 men and 11 ships that fall. In February 1519, the expedition reached the Mexican coast. -
Jan 1, 1532
Francisco pizarro
In 1532, accompanied by his brothers, Pizarro overthrew the Inca leader Atahualpa and conquered Peru. Three years later, he founded the new capital city of Lima. -
Robert Boyle
The 1678 publication of Hooke's Lectures of Spring shared his theory of elasticity; in what came to be known as "Hooke’s Law," -
Isaac Newton
Theory of light and color, and gained significant insight into the laws of planetary motion. Which that eventually led to the publication of his Principia in 1687
