The Portugese went around Africa, where the Spanish hired Columbus, whose brilliant idea was to sail straight across the Atlantic, where they ran into America.
The difference of the Spaniard and Portuguese explorers in reaching Asia was on the route they took. The Spaniard took western course after the Portuguese took first voyage from the east.
porteguese were nicer
Portuguese explorers focused on establishing trading outposts and establishing trade routes to Asia, while Spanish explorers were more focused on acquiring territory and resources in the New World. The Portuguese were particularly interested in finding a sea route to Asia for the lucrative spice trade.
The difference of the Spaniard and Portuguese explorers in reaching Asia was on the route they took. The Spaniard took western course after the Portuguese took first voyage from the east.
They wanted to get to the Far East.
ships
Spanish explorers like HernΓ‘n CortΓ©s and Francisco Pizarro, along with Portuguese explorers like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan, came to the Americas in search of treasure such as gold and silver.
they used clipper ships
The Portuguese and Spanish explorers and conquistadors built their New World empires by suppressing the Native Americans.
The Incan ruler was killed and the Incan civilization eventually disappeared.
All explorers were looking for a water route to Asia and gold.
Edgar Prestage has written: 'The Portuguese pioneers' -- subject(s): Discoveries in geography, Explorers, Explorers, Portuguese, History, Portuguese, Portuguese Explorers, Voyages and travels 'D. Francisco Manuel de Mello' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Pamphlets on Antonio de Souza de Macedo' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Portugal & the war of the Spanish succession' -- subject(s): Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714, Bibliography, Foreign relations, Sources 'Chapters in Anglo-Portuguese relations' -- subject(s): Foreign relations, History 'Descobridores portugueses' -- subject(s): Discoveries in geography, Explorers, Portuguese, Portuguese 'D. Francisco Manuel de Mello' -- subject(s): Authors, Portuguese, Biography, Historians, Portuguese Authors
Spanish, French, American. (But note there were more exploring nations you should consider, namely the Portuguese, Dutch, and English).
Uruguay was discovered in 1624 by Spanish explorers at Soriano on the Rio Negro. The Portuguese explorers built their fort from 1669 until 1671 in Colonia del Sacramento.