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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 184. Chapters: Christopher Columbus, History of Portugal, Vasco da Gama, Henry Hudson, Henry the Navigator, Juan Ponce de Leon, Spice trade, Timeline of European exploration, Portuguese India Armadas, Pinzon brothers, Pedro Alvares Cabral, 2nd Portuguese India Armada (Cabral, 1500), Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Portuguese discoveries, Farthest South, Ferdinand Magellan, Martin Alonso Pinzon, John Cabot, First mass in the Philippines, Dimasaua, Regio Patalis, Mazaua, Columbus Letter on the First Voyage, Didrik Pining, Factory, Columbian Exchange, Chinese exploration, Gines de Mafra, Gatighan, Nino brothers, Antonio de Saldanha, Juan Sebastian Elcano, Francisco Combes, Maximilianus Transylvanus, Gaspar da Gama, Andres de San Martin, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, Rafael Perestrello, Martin de Ayamonte, Pero de Anaia, William Weston, Hans Staden, Matthew, Alonso Sanchez, The Portuguese in Indonesia, List of sites and peoples visited by the Hernando de Soto Expedition, Age of Sail, Winds in the Age of Sail, Garcia Jofre de Loaisa, Volta do mar, Robert Sturmy, Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Hans Pothorst, Luis de Santangel, Bartolomeo Marchionni, Contarini-Rosselli map, Rui Faleiro, Girolamo Sernigi, Christopher de Haro, Manuel Dias, Alvaro Velho, Joao de Trasto, Antonio da Madalena, Discovery of the way to the Indies. Excerpt: The Age of Discovery, also known as the Age of Exploration, was a period in history starting in the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century during which Europeans engaged in intensive exploration of the world, establishing direct contacts with Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania and mapping the planet. Historians often refer to the 'Age of Discovery' as the pioneer Portuguese and Spanish long-distance maritime travels in search of alternative trade routes to "th...
