Europeans Explore the East

By jaimiebell
  • Jan 1, 1418

    Prince Henry starts a Navigator School

    Prince Henry starts a Navigator School
    Prince Henry started the first navigator school. He also started the first school with an astronomical observatory. This was in Sagres, Portugal, and it taught students about navigation, science, and map-making. They used this knowledge to sail down to the Africa.
  • Jan 1, 1488

    Dias rounds the tip of Africa

    Dias rounds the tip of Africa
    Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer. The voyaege that he led opened up sea routes between Europe and Asia. When he rounded the tip of Africa, he did not know it.
  • Jan 1, 1493

    Columbus reaches the Caribbean

    Columbus reaches the Caribbean
    Columbus didn't know he had reached the Caribbean. He thought he reached the Indies or the islands of southwest India. When Columbus died, he still did not know that it was a "new world" that he had helped to discover.
  • Jan 1, 1494

    Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

    Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
    This treaty was between Spain and Portugal. They agreed to divide up all the land outside of Europe evenly amongst themselves, and it didn't matter who was living there.
  • May 20, 1498

    Da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean

    Da Gama reaches the port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean
    Vasco da Gama was received in Calicut with open arms and traditional hospitality. This did not last, however. The ruler of Calicut did not allow de Gama to establish a trading system, and he departed Calicut in August of 1498.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Magellan leads a Spanish exploration to the Philippines

    Magellan leads a Spanish exploration to the Philippines
    The was te first exploration that went from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Magellan was killed in the Philippines, but this voyage was the first completed circumnavigation around the entire earth.
  • Jan 1, 1565

    Spain begins a settlement in the Philippines

    Spain begins a settlement in the Philippines
    Miguel Lopez de Legazpi established the Spanish East Indies in Guam and the Philippines Islands. Spain had rule over the Philippines until 1898, when the Philippine people revolted.

  • The Dutch establish a trading center on Java

    The Dutch establish a trading center on Java
    This was called the "Dutch East India Company." By 1796, they had sent almost a million Europeans to work in Asia. The Dutch East India Company was originally started so there would be profit from the spice trade.