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What was the continent that the Portuguese first contacted?
asia
What was the continent the Portuguese first contacted?
Africa, with Barthlomeu Dias
Which continent was the first to be contacted by the Portuguese?
The great age of world exploration and discovery began, in modern times, in the 15th century. During that century, the Portuguese traders, sailors, navigators and fishermen led the way in their brave charting and venturing of challenging or unknown waters. The first of the continents to be contacted by Portuguese seafarers was Africa, in terms of lasting and successful contacts. There may have been Portuguese contacts with North America. But they didn't lead to sustained, successful, permanent, lasting follow-up contacts.
Is Portuguese a continent?
Portuguese is a language. The country is called Portugal and it is not a continent.
Portuguese navigators first reached east Asia by sailing around the southern tip of which continent?
Africa
How long did the Portuguese live in Australia?
Although the Portuguese are believed to be the first Europeans to discover Australia, they did not settle any part of it or live here prior to Britain colonising the continent.
Why are the western continents named after Portuguese explorer Amerigo Vespucci?
because he was the first one to pronounce that America was another continent
On which continent are two major languages Spanish and Portuguese?
Spanish and Portuguese are the two major languages in South America.
What continent did the portuguese came from?
The Portuguese originally came from Europe. Portugal is located in southwestern Europe, along the Iberian Peninsula.
This Portuguese explorer proved it was possible to circumnavigate the continent of Africa?
Magellan
The first Portuguese governor in India was?
the first governor of the portuguese in india was
What nation first claimed Australia and what did they use it for?
Britain was the first to claim Australia, although the Dutch, Portuguese and French had explored parts of the continent's coast. Australia was first used as a penal colony for England's excess prisoners.
