Time Line 2
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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1418 PRINCE HENRY STARTS A NAVIGATION SCHOOL
- In this school, people were trained in nagivation, map-making, and science
- No Europeans had sailed past the treacherous Cape Bojador and returned alive.
1488 BARTOLOMEU DIAS ROUNDS SOUTHERN TIP OF AFRICA
- He was the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa.
- Dias' breakthrough increased trade with India and Asia
1492 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS REACHES THE CARIBBEAN
- Christopher Columbus landed on a small island he called San Salvador.
- Columbus believed he had reached the Indies.
1494 SPAIN AND PORTUGAL SIGN THE TREATY OF TORDESILLAS
- It moved the line 270 leagues west, to 370 leagues west of Cape Verde.
- Portugal and Spain kept to their sides of the line quite well.
1498 VASCO DA GAMA REACHES THE PORT OF CALICUT ON THE INDIAN OCEAN
- Da Gama sailed from Portugal rounded the Cape of Good Hope and anchored on the east coast of Africa.
- Gama was not greeted warmly by the Muslim merchants of Calicut.
1519-1522 MAGELLAN LEADS A SPANISH EXPEDITION TO THE PHILIPPINES
- Five ships and 270 men sailed
- On the journey home the people on the ship suffered from starvation
1565 SPANISH BEGINS SETTLEMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
- Cebu City, became the capital of the new Spanish colony
- The Philippines was Spain’s only colony in Asia
1602 FRANCE SETS UP ITS OWN EAST INDIA COMPANY
- The company was managed by a governor and 24 director
- The original charter was granted by Queen Elizabeth I
1619 THE DUTCH ESTABLISH A TRADING CENTER ON JAVA
- often considered as the first true multinational corporation
- Their initial goal was to develop trade links
