New World

New World also known as Age of Discovery, Age of Exploration or Age of Death, was a period where european explorers embarked on voyages of new trade routes, colonization, exploration of various regions, hunt over the pirates and 1 Billion of deaths.

### Precced by

* Hispanic Monarchy
* The Kingdom of France
* Kingdom of England
* The Aztec Civilization
* The Inca Civilization
* The Maya Civilization
* The Benin Empire
* Luken Lua Nimi's Kingdom
* Abyssinia
* Kingdom of Mutapa
* Kingdom of Zimba
* The Songhai Empire
* Mali Empire
* Kingdom of Ghana
* Kingdom of Portugal
* Ancient Pacific Civilizations
* Ancient Oceania

### Succeded by

* Spanish Empire
* War against Pirates

# Marco Polo

It was the year 1271 when Marco Polo, accompanied by his father Niccolò and uncle Maffeo, ventured forth on a voyage in the Mongol Empire.

A confrontation between Venice and Genoa ensnared him, resulting in his captivity. Within the confines of his cell, he wrote "The Travels of Marco Polo".

Marco Polo's writings shone as a beacon of exploration. They beckoned forth a new era—a chapter that would later be known as the Age of Discovery.

# Pre-Colombian Voyages

In the year 1487, Bartolomeu Dias set sail on a perilous voyage that would forever redefine the bounds of human achievement.

Cape of Storms, at the southern tip of Africa. became part of the european maps, a passage that led to new trade routes, and new possibilities. Renaming it the Cape of Good Hope, Dias heralded not only his own triumph but an era of exploration unfettered by the chains of religion.

A myriad of journeys unfolded, each etching the lines of destiny onto the canvas of history. These journeys, unburdened by the weight of faith, testified to human audacity and the relentless pursuit of knowledge.

The Polynesian navigators ventured into the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Guided by the stars, the currents, and their own intuition, they stitched together the islands that would form the stepping stones of their odyssey.

# Colonization

Christopher Columbus embarked on an voyage in the year 1492. Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera with three ships; one larger carrack, Santa María and two smaller caravels,

Land was sighted on 12 October 1492, and Columbus called the island San Salvador, in what he thought to be the "East Indies". Columbus also explored the northeast coast of Cuba (landed on 28 October) and the northern coast of Hispaniola, by 5 December. He was received by the native cacique Guacanagari, who gave him permission to leave some of his men behind.

Columbus left 39 men and founded the settlement of La Navidad in what is now Haiti. Before returning to Spain, he kidnapped 25 natives and took them back with him. Only 8 of them arrived in Spain alive, but they made quite an impression on Seville.

On the return, a storm forced him to dock in Lisbon, on 4 March 1493. After a week in Portugal, he set sail for Spain and on 15 March 1493 arrived in Barcelona, where he reported to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Word of his discovery of new lands rapidly spread throughout Europe.

in 1497 John Cabot crossed the Atlantic and made a landfall somewhere in North America, The exact location of his landing is unknown but the 500th anniversary of his landing was commemorated in Bonavista. possibly Newfoundland. leading to Newfoundland Colony and the Discovery of the Americas.

and then the Spanish Conguest began.