WHAT HAPPENED IN 1502.
Look what happened the 1502.

The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is first explored by the Portuguese. (1. January 1502)

Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India. (12. February 1502)

Christopher Columbus leaves for his fourth and final voyage to the West Indies. (11. May 1502)

The island of Saint Helena is discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova. (21. May 1502)

Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage. (15. June 1502)

Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage. (30. July 1502)

Christopher Columbus lands at Honduras on his fourth, and final, voyage. (18. September 1502)

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