Pedro Álvares Cabral's fleet consisted of 13 ships on his voyage to India in 1500. The most notable among them were the flagship "Pedro Álvares Cabral" and other vessels named "São Pedro," "São Paulo," and "Santa Maria." While specific names of all the ships are not thoroughly documented, these were key in his expedition, which led to the discovery of Brazil.
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Pedro Alvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. His fleet of 13 ships sailed far into the western Atlantic Ocean.
He had no miltary experince before he went on his journey He went out of his way to be nice to the native Brazilians He was the first europeian to see Brazil He lived till 1520 He sailed for kind Manuel the first He was trying to go to india but found Brazil He used 13 ships but only 4 came home Hew was born in portugal
Actually the Protuguese already knew by that time that there was land on the other side of the Atlantic. They just didn't knew for sure the size of it. The Pedro Alvares Cabral voyage was, officially, an expedition to India. His mission was to trade spices. Intended or not, during the trip they've distanced "a little" from the african coast and reached Brasil "discovering" it. Pedro sent back some ships to warn the Portuguese Crown of the land recently claimed and continued his voyage to India and although the expedition sufered several losses, it was considered a succes.
many of his ships sunk, and he therefore lost many supplies and riches!
Cabral had thirteen ships under his command, with over 1500 people working on them.
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Pedro Alvares Cabral, was a Portuguese navigator who sailed to Brazil in 1500, and claimed it for Portugal. His voyage helped Portugal develop a large overseas empire in the 1500's. Cabral was born near Covilha, Portugal. He was educated at the royal court and became a member of the King's Council. In 1499, King Manuel I appointed him commander to a fleet to carry on the work of Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama. Finding Brazil was caused by bad weather, and Cabral's fleet sailed off course. On April 22, 1500, the men sighted what is now southeastern Brazil. Cabral claimed the area for Portugal. The land lay within Portuguese territory as determined by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. Cabral had lost one ship, and another returned to Portugal, with news of the landing. The remaining ships stayed in Brazil for eight days and then continued the voyage to India (this was where they were first heading for, before being forced off course). On May, 24, 1500, a storm scattered the fleet. Four of the vessels were lost, but one reached Madagascar. The other six ships met in at Mozambique and followed the African coast northward. The fleet crossed the Indian Ocean and arrived in Calicut, India, on September, 13, 1500. There, many crew members were killed in battle with a band of Arab merchants. Cabral's fleet sailed to the Indian towns of Cochin and Cannanore, where the ships were loaded with spices. The fleet returned to Lisbon, on June 23, 1501. Manuel I considered Cabral for command of another expedition to India but chose Da Gama instead. Cabral then retired from royal service.
Pedro Alvares Cabral and I imagine the rest of the sea explorers had no idea how big of a continent the americas were. You know the Colombus thought he'd found India when he reached the americas. Cabral, it is widely accepted was not the discoverer of Brazil, as the portuguese had known that this territory existed by accident while trapped in a corrent and let some ships to those shores. Cabral returned to Brazil about 2 years later to check it out, and it turned out to be a gold mine. But the portuguese sights were on reaching India by sea to get a hold of all those spices and silks. That was a pretty great accident, right?
Pedro Álvares Cabral [c. 1468 - c. 1520] established control over Brazil for Portugal. His fleet of 13 ships and 1,500 men sailed out of the Portuguese capital city at Lisbon on March 9, 1500. He first sighted Brazil on April 21, 1500. Cabral set foot on April 22nd at Porto Seguro in the modern-day state of Bahia in northeastern Brazil. Cabral is credited as the first European discoverer of Brazil.
Pedro Álvares Cabral is primarily known for his single major expedition to Brazil in 1500, which was part of a larger voyage to India. His fleet of 13 ships aimed to establish trade routes to the East. While he did have other voyages, such as his return journey from India, the expedition to Brazil is the most notable and significant in his career. Therefore, he is mainly recognized for this one prominent expedition.
He didn't go to college. Few people did in his time in history. On March 9, 1500 he left Portugal with 13 ships and 1500 men. He followed the da Gama route and he discovered Brazil