Lisbon in the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 3 people and 9 moments here, from 1477 to 1588. The most recorded lives are Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus and Lope de Vega.

Notable people

1. Vasco da Gama

   from 1497 to 1503

   5 moments here

   Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman whose voyages connected Portugal and India by sea around southern Africa.…

2. Christopher Columbus

   from 1477 to 1493

   3 moments here

   Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…

3. Lope de Vega

   in 1588

   1 moment here

   Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…

Moments

1. 1477 Establishes himself in Lisbon Christopher Columbus
2. 1477 Returns from Galway to Lisbon Christopher Columbus
3. 1493 Reaches Lisbon in a storm Christopher Columbus
4. 1497 First India voyage departs Vasco da Gama
5. 1499 Return to Lisbon Vasco da Gama
6. 1502 Admiralcy ceremony at Lisbon Cathedral Vasco da Gama
7. 1502 Second India voyage departs Vasco da Gama
8. 1503 Return from second India voyage Vasco da Gama
9. 1588 Embarkation for the Armada Lope de Vega

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