The gold Coast
Gold coast
Gold Coast
The Portuguese called the southern coast of West Africa the Gold Coast. They first arrived in the area in 1471.
The Portuguese explorers began the Age of Exploration by sailing down and around the coast of Africa. This exploration ultimately led to the discovery of new trade routes to Asia.
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.
In 1471, the Portuguese explorers were the first European explorers to visit the Gold Coast of West Africa. The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.
portuguese
Portugal (The Portuguese)
First European nation to send explorers around the west coast of africa? He does that to every question he see's^ But the answer is: The Portuguese.
prince henry
To reach Asia
prince henry the navigator sent out several ships to explore the western coast of africa :)
Pedro Alvarez Cabral was a Portuguese explorer who discovered Brazil. Vasco de Gama and Bartolomeu Dias traveled around the Cape of Good Hope and the rest of the Portuguese explorers traveled to Africa.