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The answer may be subject to debate, but Portugal sent explorers who were sponsored by the government, commanded by Vasco da Gamma to sail around Africa and extablish a sea route to India. The Portuguese also discovered Madiera, the Azores, and the Canary Islands, but these explorations may have been inadvertant.
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What was the first European kingdom to send ships around the southern tip of Africa?
\The portuguese. Vasco da Gama passed the southerntip of Africa to fin a way to the Indies.
Which European country claimed much of Canada but did not send many settlers to the area?
Spain
Why did JFk vow to send a man to the moon?
The US was in competition with the USSR at the time, and the USSR had taken the lead in the space race by being the first nation to put a satellite in orbit. The US needed to demonstrate that it could outdo the USSR in order to bolster its international prestige. Rocket science, needed to send a man to the moon, also has military applications. If the US knows how to send a man to the moon, that speaks well of US capacity to send a missile to a specific target on Earth. So it was a Cold War strategy.
Who was the first to send a spacecraft round the moon?
neil Armstrong
What did Portugal's Prince Henry send explorers to search for?
Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), Royal Patron of Explorers, was a ...Henrysent many sailing expeditions down Africa's west coast, but did not go on ...of Africa tofind the limits of the Muslim world (in order to defeat the Muslims), ...Prince Henry the governor of the province of Algarve (on Portugal's southern coast)
First European nation to send explorers around the west coast of Africa?
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.
First European nation to send explorers around west coast of Africa?
Portugal (The Portuguese)
What was the first European nation to send a ship from Europe around Africa to India and then back to Europe?
Portugal was the first European nation to send a ship from Europe around Africa to India and then back to Europe
Why did European monarchs send out explorers?
to spread religion
What 2 European nations were the first to send explorers into the world?
The Scandanavuans (10th Century) and Portugal (14th Century).
Why did Spain controle so much of the new world?
Spain was the first country to send explorers and colonists to the New World.
What country was the first to send explorers to the Americas?
The Spanish , and the Porugese.
Why did European countries sead explorers to north America?
They didn’t send them to North America. They didn’t know it was there, but they were looking for a route to Asia.
Why did European nations send out so many explorers during the age exploration?
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Who is first to send satellites in space?
the first people/ nation to send some form of satellite into space is the russians with thesputnik 1
Why did Spain control so much of the world?
Spain was the first country to send explorers and colonists to the New World.
Why did Spain control so much the new world?
Spain was the first country to send explorers and colonists to the New World.
