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Where did the earliest portugese explorers sail?
Africa
Which ship allowed the Portuguese explorers to sail against the wind?
The caravels allowed them to sail closer to the wind than their predecessors.
How are portuguese explorers different from spanish explorers?
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.
How did the lateen sail help European explorers?
how did the lateen sail help the european explorers
Who is not one of the three major spanish explorers Da GamaPizarroBalboa or Coronado?
Vasca da Gama was Portuguese, I believe, and was the first European to sail around the tip of Africa.
Who sent portuguese explorers to west Africa?
prince henry the navigator sent out several ships to explore the western coast of africa :)
Where did early Portugal's explorers sail?
The sailed for sex
What country did the explorer sail for?
Explorers have set sail for different countries all through history.
Where did Norse explorers sail to?
Iceland, Greenland, Vinland (America).
Where did early Portuguese explore of Africa?
To reach Asia
Where were the Portuguese trying to go on their voyages of exploration?
The Portuguese were trying to find an alternate route to get to India. The exotic Indian trade goods were loved by Europeans, but to get there you had to walk through Europe and Asia, or Sail all the way under the continents. Thus many explorers attempted to find a faster way to get to India.
What did bartholomeu dias sail for?
Portuguese King John II
