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Vasco da Gama's second India expedition and naval campaign (1502–1503)

1502 - 1503

Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India (1497–1499)

1497 - 1499

Portuguese arrival and early trade with Japan (Tanegashima and subsequent missions) (1543–1570)

1543 - 1571

Pedro Álvares Cabral's discovery of Brazil and India voyage (1500–1501)

1494 - 1501

Gaspar Corte-Real's voyages to Newfoundland (1500–1501)

1500 - 1503

Early Portuguese voyages and colonization of Brazil (1500–1530)

1494 - 1532

Early Portuguese exploration of the West African coast (1434–1482)

1434 - 1482

Discovery and settlement of the Azores (1427–1450)

1413 - 1453

Discovery and settlement of Madeira (1419–1425)

1415 - 1450

Diogo Cão's explorations of the Congo and Gulf of Guinea (1482–1486)

1482 - 2019

Development of the Carreira da Índia (India Run) sea route (1498–1550)

1498 - 1540

Conquest and Portuguese administration of Malacca (1511–1521)

1509 - 1521

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