Portuguese settlements in the Atlantic islands

Dias rounds the tip of Africa

da Gama reaches India

Columbus reaches America

First outbreak of the Black Death in Europe

Luther posts Magellan circumnavigates the globe

Significant Events

Discovery of silver in Mexico and Peru

Gilbert’s quest for a North American colony

Roanoke voyages

Tenochtitlán surrenders to Cortés

Narváez leads expedition to Florida

Coronado begins exploration of present-day Southwest