Europeans Explore the East

By mairakhan
  • Period: Jan 31, 1417 to

    timespan

  • Jan 31, 1418

    Prince Henry starts a navigation school

    Prince Henry starts a navigation school
  • Feb 1, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa

    Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa
  • Feb 1, 1493

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
  • Feb 1, 1494

    Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

    Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
  • Jan 31, 1500

    • The Dutch establish a trading center on Java

    • The Dutch establish a trading center on Java
  • Jan 31, 1502

    Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean

    Vasco da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean
  • Feb 1, 1521

    Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines

    Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Philippines

  • France sets up its own East India Company

    France sets up its own East India Company