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Prince Henry opened the first school of navigation, for educating aspiring explorers who wanted to travel the world.
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Prince Henry embarked on a voyage to discover new trade routes around the West Coast of Africa.
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Bartolomeu Dias reached the Indian Ocean by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.
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Christopher Columbus discovered America.
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Pope Alexander VI made the Papal Line of Demarcation.
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The treaty of Tordesillas was signed, dividing the land of the Spanish and the Portuguese.
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America Vespucci departed on his third (and most successful) voyage and discovered the Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata.
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Vas of Nunez de Balboa and Francisco Pizarro crossed the Isthmus of Panama.
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Cortes landed in Mexico and was welcomed by the Aztecs.
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Ferdinand Magellan's crew completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.
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Vas da Gama set out on his voyage for India, creating trade routes that are still used today.
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