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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Spain does extensive exploration and conquest
Spain's period of extensive exploration and conquest, primarily in the Americas, spanned from the late 15th to the early 17th centuries -
1415
Portugal began establishing a powerful empire
Portugal began establishing a powerful empire by exploring and colonizing Africa in the mid-15th century, particularly after the conquest of Ceuta in 1415 and the voyages of explorers like Prince Henry the Navigator. -
Period: 1445 to 1500
Portugal established trading posts in Africa and Asia
Portugal began establishing trading posts in Africa and Asia in the mid-15th century, with the first overseas trading post established in 1445 on the island of Arguin off the coast of Mauritania, and later expanding their presence throughout the 15th and 16th centuries -
Jan 1, 1492
Spain initiated the Columbian Exchange
Spain initiated the Columbian Exchange, a period of intense exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Old and New Worlds, with the voyages of Christopher Columbus starting in 1492 -
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Spains empires in the americas
The Spanish Empire in the Americas began with Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage and the subsequent Spanish colonization of the Caribbean, expanding across the Americas over the next centuries, culminating in the loss of most of its territories in the early 1800s -
Period: 1497 to
England began establishing trade routes
England began establishing trade routes and claiming territories, laying the foundation for the British Empire, in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, with key events including John Cabot's voyage in 1497 and the establishment of the East India Company in 1600 -
Period: 1498 to 1500
Portugal spearheaded European overseas exploration
Portugal spearheaded European overseas exploration primarily during the 15th and 16th centuries, with expeditions along the African coast starting around 1419, culminating in reaching India by sea in 1498 and Brazil in 1500 -
Period: 1500 to
England established trade routes in america
England began establishing trade routes and claiming territories in America in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, with the first permanent English settlement, Jamestown, founded in 1607 -
Period: 1543 to
France’s colonization of North America
France's colonization of North America, known as New France, began with Jacques Cartier's exploration of the St. Lawrence River in 1534 and lasted until the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 -
Period: 1580 to
England started raiding spanish ships
Tensions between Spain and England flared in the 1580s, after Elizabeth began allowing privateers such as Sir Francis Drake to conduct pirate raids on Spanish fleets carrying treasure from their rich New World colonies -
France established in the Caribbean
France began establishing colonies in the Caribbean in the early 17th century, with the first permanent French colony, Saint-Pierre, established on Martinique in 1635 -
France established in India
France established a presence in India through the French East India Company in 1664, establishing trading posts and colonies like Pondicherry (1673), Chandernagore (1673), and later Yanam, Mahe, and Karikal. -
spain established a vast colonial
In 1493, during his second voyage, Columbus founded Isabela, the first permanent Spanish settlement in the New World, on Hispaniola. After finding gold in recoverable quantities nearby, the Spanish quickly overran the island and spread to Puerto Rico in 1508, to Jamaica in 1509, and to Cuba in 1511