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| Rediscovery of the Isle of Porto Santo (belonging to Madeira islands) by João Gonçalves Zarco, Bartolomeu Perestrelo and Tristão Vaz Teixeira |
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| The Portuguese disembark on the main island of Madeira, which will be colonised by Portuguse settlers in 1425 at Henry's instigation. |
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| Portuguese navigators pass Cabo Nao, until then the last explored frontier of Arabian seafarers in the Atlantic. |
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| One of Henry's navigators discovered the Azores — probably Gonçalo Velho. |
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| Portuguese settlers start colonising the Azores. |
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| Gil Eanes, the commander of one of Henry's expeditions, becomes the first European known to pass Cape Bojador. |
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| Gil Eanes and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia discover Angra dos Ruivos and reach the gold coast. |
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Contruction of the first caravel in Lagos, initiated by Henry, the navigator, a new type of ship using the lateen sail of the Arabs.
Nuno Tristão and Antão Gonçalves reach Cape Blanco in the same year. |
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Nuno Tristão sails on the Senegal River.
In the same year Dinis Dias comes across the Senegal River and discovers Cape Verde. By this stage the explorers had passed the southern boundary of the desert, and the Portuguese had circumvented the Muslim land-based trade routes across the western Sahara. |
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| Foundation of the Companhia de Lagos, which monopolises African trade. |
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| Discovery of the River Gambia. |
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| Discovery of the Cap Verde Islands and foray to the Guinea coast. |
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Exploration and settlement of the Cap Verde islands by Antonio da Noli and his brother.
When Henry the Navigator dies, the Portuguese have explored the coast of Africa as far as present-day nation Sierra Leone.
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| Bartolomeu Dias ronds the souther coast Africa, named by him Cabo Tormentoso (stormy cape). The later name "Cape of Good Hope" , given by King D. João II expresses his hope to having found the desired sea way to India. |
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| Vasco da Gama detecting the sea way to India (First voyage to India). |
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| Discovery of Brezil by Pedro Álvares Cabral on his way to India. |
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| Third voyage to India under the command of João da Nova. |
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| Forth voyage to India, this time again under the command of Vasco da Gama. |
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Construction of the first European fortress on the Indian subcontinent by the Portuguese in Cochin (Fort Manuel).
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| Fernando Magellan takes part in the conquest of Malacca, an important harbour, by Afonso de Albuquerque. |
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| Fernando Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães), a Portuguese maritime explore at the service of Spain, leads the first successful attempt to sail around the entire globe. |
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| Vasco da Gama, appointed as Vice King of India by King João III., dies the same year in Cochin. |
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Reference:
Copy from: 11.07.2006 |
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