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Prince Henry was the son of King John and encouraged exploration as much as possible. He built a school for navigators and map-makers.
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Bartolomeu was sent by Portuguese King John II to explore the coast of Africa and find a way to the Indian Ocean. Dias named the southern tip of Africa "Cape of Good Hope", but was lost at sea when exploring the cape in 1500.
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Leaving with 3 ships, Columbus reached an island, that is now the Bahamas, and set up a settlement with the scrap wood after the Santa Maria crashed.
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Newly discovered lands were split between the 2 countries by and imaginary line. The West belonged to Spain and the East was Portugals
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When he arived in India, the natives greeted the crew with guards, The gifts he brought for the Indian King wasn't silver or gold so he didn't want it.
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King Charles V of Spain gave Megellan ships and set off to the philipenes. After discovering the Philippenes, he got involved in a war and was killed in battle there.
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After Magellan discovered the Philippenes, more Spanish fleets were sent there to claim it. The Spanish built settlements and even turned some locals to Roman Catholicism.
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In 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands gave it a 21-year monopoly over the spice trade in Asia. They were able to wage wat, hold prisoners, and execute convicts.
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This was founded in 1664 by King Louis XIV. This commercial company was made to compete with the British and Dutch East India companies in the East Indies.