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In 1418, Prince Henry started the first oceanic navigation school. Because of this, he was also known as the Navigator. This school taught navigation, map-making, and science so that they could sail down the west of Africa.
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In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias was the first person to round the Cape of Storms. It was later renamed the Cape of Good Hope.
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Christopher Columbus set sail from spain with three ships on August 3. These three ships were called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. He reached land on October 12.
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The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed on June 7, 1494. It was signed by Spain and Portugal.
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Vasco de Gama reached the port of Calicut in 1498. Because of this, Lisbon, the center of European spice trade, became very wealthy.
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Ferdinand Magellan was Portuguese and started and expedition. The expodition started in the Phillipines in 1521.
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In 1565, Spain settled in the Phillipines. Later on their rule was denied.
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The Dutch East India Company made a trading center on Java. Java is an Indonesian island.
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In 1602, the Dutch East India Company was established. It was created to carry out colonial activites in Asia.
