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Portuguese sailors were at the vanguard of European exploration, chronicling and mapping the coasts of Africa and Asia, then known as the East Indies, and Canada and brazil (the West Indies ), in what came to be known as the Age of Discovery.
23 de abr. de 2024 · In a dive into the pages of history, we explore the courage and fearless spirit of some of the most remarkable Portuguese explorers who shaped the ways of the world. From the legendary navigators of the Discoveries to intrepid contemporary mountaineers, their journey transcended geographical boundaries and challenged the limits of ...
13 de set. de 2021 · Exploration. How Portugal’s Seafaring Expertise Launched the Age of Exploration. In the 15th century, a small kingdom with a population of approximately 1 million launched the era of...
- Sarah Pruitt
17 de jul. de 2022 · The Portuguese explorers were responsible for discovering more than 70% of the world previously unknown to Europeans. Many of these discoveries were not made official because Portugal was too small to be able to dominate, colonize and defend all territories against the other European powers.
28 de jul. de 2021 · The curiosity and expertise of Portuguese mariners like Vasco da Gama resulted in the exploration of new sea routes down the coast of West Africa, around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean to India and beyond.
- Mark Cartwright
- Publishing Director
- Portugal entered the Age of Exploration to find new territory and resources.
- During the Age of Exploration, Portugal explored the North Atlantic islands, the coast of West Africa, the east and west coasts of southern Africa,...
- The impact on Portugal from the Age of Exploration was to enrich the ruling class from new resources and trade routes. For more ordinary Portuguese...
- During the Age of Exploration, Spain and Portugal were both looking for new resources and trade opportunities. Sometimes in direct competition, the...
In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa, and in 1498 his countryman Vasco da Gama repeated the experiment, making it as far as...
Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator (Portuguese: Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion.
