Age of Discovery expedition

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concept

An Age of Discovery expedition is a state- or crown-sponsored maritime voyage undertaken between the 15th and 17th centuries to explore unknown regions, establish trade routes, claim territories, and gather scientific and geographic knowledge.

All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Age of Discovery expedition canonical 3
Portuguese India Armada 3
Spanish colonial expedition 3

Instances (23)

Instance Via concept surface
Second Portuguese India Armada Portuguese India Armada
Ponce de León expedition of 1513 Spanish colonial expedition
Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528 Spanish exploration expedition
Tristán de Luna y Arellano expedition of 1559–1561 Spanish colonial expedition
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas series of transatlantic voyages
Spanish exploration of Oceania
Mendaña’s Pacific expeditions Spanish maritime expedition
First Portuguese India Armada Portuguese India Armada
First voyage to North America (1534) Jacques Cartier expedition
Hudson's 1610–1611 voyage to Hudson Bay Northwest Passage expedition
Hernando de Soto expedition Spanish exploration expedition
Mabila
surface form: Hernando de Soto’s Spanish expedition
Spanish exploration expedition
Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions series of voyages
Loaísa expedition Spanish maritime expedition
Armada de Molucca Age of Discovery voyage
Magellan–Elcano expedition
third voyage of Christopher Columbus Atlantic Ocean voyage
expedition in search of El Dorado Spanish expedition
expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi Spanish colonial expedition
Third Portuguese India Armada Portuguese India Armada
voyages of Henry the Navigator series of voyages
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition Spanish maritime expedition
Voyage to the Moluccas Spanish expedition