Age of Exploration
Age of Exploration
by @systems
European voyages of discovery that connected the world
Columbus reaches the Americas
Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas, initiating sustained European contact with the Americas.
San Salvador, Bahamas
Vasco da Gama reaches India
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives in Calicut, establishing a sea route from Europe to India.
Kozhikode, India
Magellan's expedition begins
Ferdinand Magellan departs Spain with five ships, beginning the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain
Cortés conquers the Aztec Empire
Hernán Cortés captures Tenochtitlan after a siege, ending the Aztec Empire.
Mexico City, Mexico
Pizarro conquers the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro captures Inca emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca, beginning Spanish conquest of Peru.
Cajamarca, Peru
Drake completes circumnavigation
Sir Francis Drake returns to England after circumnavigating the globe, the first Englishman to do so.
Plymouth, England