1488 ⟶ Bartolomeu Dias Rounds the Cape of Good Hope

Portuguese Navigator Bartolomeu Dias sails around the Cape o...
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🚢 Phoenicians Establish Port at Lisbon

the Phoenicians found the port of Lisbon, Portugal⟶
Phoenicians Establish Port at Lisbon (-1200)
PhoeniciansTradeColonialismNavigationEconomic Development
PortugalPortugal

🚢 Portuguese Begin Direct African Slave Trade to Europe

Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.⟶
Portuguese Begin Direct African Slave Trade to Europe (1441)
Transatlantic Slave TradeAtlantic Slave TradeColonialismMercantilismEconomic History
PortugalPortugal

🚢 Bartolomeu Dias Rounds the Cape of Good Hope

Portuguese Navigator Bartolomeu Dias sails around the Cape of Good Hope.⟶
Bartolomeu Dias Rounds the Cape of Good Hope (1488)
Age of ExplorationPortuguese EmpireMaritime HistoryTrade RoutesSpice TradeNavigationColonialism
PortugalPortugal

🚢 Vasco da Gama's Voyage to India

1499: Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe to India and back.⟶
Vasco da Gama's Voyage to India (1497)
Age of ExplorationMaritime TradeSpice TradePortuguese EmpireIndian OceanColonialismMercantilismExploration
PortugalPortugalIndiaIndiaMozambiqueMozambiqueKenyaKenyaSouth AfricaSouth Africa

🚢 Jorge Álvares Lands in Macau, Opening Portuguese Trade

The Portuguese mariner Jorge Álvares lands at Macau, China, during the Ming dynasty.⟶
Jorge Álvares Lands in Macau, Opening Portuguese Trade (1513)
ExplorationTradeMing DynastyAge of ExplorationPortuguese EmpireMaritime HistoryColonialismMacau
ChinaChinaPortugalPortugal

🚢 Magellan Expedition's Cloves Trade with Maluku

November, Ferdinand Magellan's expedition reaches Maluku (in present-day Indonesia) and after trade with Ternate returns to Europe with a load of cloves.⟶
Magellan Expedition's Cloves Trade with Maluku (1521)
ExplorationSpice TradeColonialismMaritime HistoryAge of ExplorationTradePortuguese EmpireMaluku Islands
IndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugal