1482 ⟶ Diogo Cão's Voyage into the Congo River

Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão becomes the first European to...
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⚔️ Portuguese Conquest of Ceuta

Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.⟶
Portuguese Conquest of Ceuta (1415)
Portuguese EmpireColonialismConquestAge of ExplorationMedieval WarfareKingdom of PortugalReconquista
PortugalPortugalMoroccoMorocco

🚢 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

🗺️ Diogo Cão's Voyage into the Congo River

Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão becomes the first European to enter the Congo.⟶
Diogo Cão's Voyage into the Congo River (1482)
Age of ExplorationPortuguese EmpireColonialismAtlantic Slave TradeMaritime History
PortugalPortugalDemocratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoAngolaAngola

🚢 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

🗺️ Pinzón's Encounter with Brazil and the Treaty of Tordesillas

Spanish navigator Vicente Yáñez Pinzón encounters Brazil but is prevented from claiming it by the Treaty of Tordesillas.⟶
Pinzón's Encounter with Brazil and the Treaty of Tordesillas (1500)
Age of ExplorationColonialismSpanish EmpirePortuguese Empire
BrazilBrazilSpainSpainPortugalPortugal

⚔️ Portuguese Victory at the Battle of Mbwila

Portugal defeats the Kongo Empire at the Battle of Mbwila.Taj Mahal, completed by 1653 and commissioned by Shah Jahan, one of the Wonders of the World⟶
Portuguese Victory at the Battle of Mbwila (1665)
Military HistoryColonialismAtlantic Slave TradePortuguese EmpireBattleAfrican HistoryImperialism
PortugalPortugalRepublic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoAngolaAngola