John ll ruled as king of portugal from 1481 until his death.

Treaty of Tordesillas

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  • Mar 3, 1455

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    John was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born on March 3, 1455. His father's name was Alfonso.
  • Mar 21, 1481

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    John ll ruled as king of Portugal from 1481 until his death. His death was on October 25, 1495
  • Apr 22, 1483

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    In the year 1483 John received Christopher Columbus’s proposed plan. His plan was to travel westward to find India. John placed columbus’s proposal before John’s council. The council rejected his proposal.
  • Apr 21, 1487

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    In the year 1487 John had ordered someone to sail to a southern tip. John ordered Bartolomeu Dias. He ordered Bartolomeu to sail the southern tip of Africa.
  • Apr 23, 1488

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    In the year 1488 Dias led the first European voyage around the Cape of good Hope. It was named Good Hope for hope that its discovery would lead to a sea route to India.
  • Apr 24, 1492

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    In the year 1492 Spanish Christians began to drive out the Muslims, finally defeating them. This same year Christopher Columbus reached America. Christopher Columbus is an Italian navigator in the service of spain.
  • Apr 21, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    1494 John had signed the Treaty of Tordesillas with Spain. The treaty had helped set the line of Demarcation. That was an imaginary line to divide the claims of Portugal and spain to new lands discovered by their explorers. This supported Portugal's claim to territory that is now eastern Brazil.
  • Apr 21, 1499

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    In the year 1499 King Manuel appointed him commander of a fleet with instructions to further the work of portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. Cabral probably had never sailed a ship before. But the king did trust him.
  • Apr 21, 1500

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    On March 9 1500 Cabral and his fleet of 13 ships sailed from Belem, near Lisbon. He had headed for India and had planned to follow the route outlined by Da Gama. The fleet sailed southwest and passed the Canary and Cape Verde island.
  • Apr 21, 1529

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    In 1529 the spain recognized this claim in the Treaty of Saragossa. That has set the line 17 degrees east of the Moluccas. Which is also called Spice Island.