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Both Portugal and Spain fought to be leaders in that field. They had the sea right there. Portugal started it for 2 reasons.

1st- Portuguese wanted to wipe out the other religions.

2nd- The Arabians had closed their frontiers and the Portuguese ships couldn't go throw to India from the Mediterranean.

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