Portugal



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He became a famous Portuguese navigator and explorer who was the first European explorer to lead a 1487 voyage around the Cape of Good Hope on the southernmost tip of South Africa.
Unfortunately, on 1500 May 24th Bartholomeu Dias dies in a violent storm in the Cape of Good Hope

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Vasco Da Gama


Vasco Da Gama was born in 1469 in Sines, province of Alemtejo, Portugal.

He was well educated as befitted his status and he have been taught several languages, physics, geometry, mathematics and astronomy. His achievements were very efficient to Portugal. Vasco da Gama helped Portugal become rich and famous. He made Portugal one of the most important trading and naval powers in the Indian Ocean.

He dies in Cochin on the Malabar Coast, India on 24 December, 1524

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Alfonso de Albuquerque was born in 1453 in Alhandra, near Lisbon

Afonso de Albuquerque was born to a family of minor Portuguese nobility. Albuquerque is the major figure in the establishment of the Portuguese sea empire in the East. He is a Portuguese soldier, who conquered Goa in 1510 and in 1511, he conquered Melaka which is his major accomplishment.

He died at sea, off Goa, India in 1515 after writing a long letter assuring the king of his loyalty.

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Pedeo Cadral was born in Portugal in 1467 in a Noble Portuguese family

Pedro Alvares Cabral was well educated as befitted his status and would have been taught several languages, physics, geometry, mathematics, cartography and astronomy. His career was Navigator and Explorer and he is most famous for the first European to see Brazil in 1500.

He died in 1520

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=Key Dates and Events:=

1420: Their exploration begins starting on the southern tip of Africa and India 1487: Bartholomeu Dias leads the expedition around the Cape of Good Hope 1498: Vasco da Gama reaches India through navigation around Africa 1500: Pedro Alvares Cabral discovers Brazil 1510, 1511: Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa and Melaka =Key Places:=

**South America**


====South America was the greatest discovery to Portugal during this time period. By the two greatest Portuguese explorer, Amerigo Verspucci and Pedro Cadral discovering Brazil made Portugal's overpowering control over South America. The control of Portugal made many countries in South America use Portuguese as their first or second languages.====

India




The discovery of India by Vasco da Gama in 1498 to Portuguese had a huge effect on Portugal in many ways. India provided Portugal with immense amounts of cargoes of spices which enhanced their trading substantially and money.

The discovery of Melaka by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1511 was also had plentiful of rich spices and herbs which also enhanced Portugal's trading substantially and money a lot. Melaka was nicknamed as "Spice Island" for having plentiful of spices and herbs in such small island.

=Effects and Their Motives:=

**Wealth(Gold, Silver, Spices)**


====Portugal was very famous for money. At that period, it wasn't hard for them to find gold and people and government had a strong desire to obtain money for their country and for themselves. And this is the predominant reasons why Portuguese are famous for exploration.====

Economic Superiority: Expanding Trade


Also expanding trade and developing economic superiority over the other countries were big reasons for exploration.

Spreading Religious Beliefs


Another biggest persuasions for explorations of Portuguese were to spread their religious beliefs and to convert mainlanders to catholic faith.

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