The Portiuguese were the pilots on ships and had the maps. They helped find South America and landed along the coast.
Bartholomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa, now known as the Cape of Good Hope, in 1488. Vasco da Gama was also a Portuguese explorer who established the first sea route from Europe to India in 1498, helping to open up the age of European exploration and global trade.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, discovered a strait in the Pacific Ocean that is now named the Strait of Magellan in his honor. He also led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe and reached the Philippines in 1521, where he was killed during a battle with the indigenous people.
The name of the first person to reach what is now called the Philippines is lost to history because that person got there thousands of years ago, before writing was established in the area. The first Europeans to reach what is now called the Philippines were the crew of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition.
The ancient Greeks were among the first to theorize about the composition of the atmosphere. They believed that air was one of the four fundamental elements of nature, along with earth, water, and fire. Their ideas laid the foundation for future scientific discoveries about the atmosphere.
The Portuguese were the first to sail directly from Europe to India, while the Spanish were the first to sail directly to the Caribbean.
he faced rough oceans and alot of bad discoveries in his first voyage
The first Portuguese explorer to reach the Gold Coast of Africa was Diogo de Azambuja in the 1470s. His expedition marked the beginning of Portuguese exploration and trade in the region.
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, did not make any major scientific discoveries during her time as an astronaut. However, her contributions to space exploration were significant in terms of advancing gender equality in the field of space exploration. She paved the way for future female astronauts.
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The Portuguese first established trading forts along the coast of Africa in the 15th century. This period marked the beginning of European exploration and trade in Africa, with key developments occurring during the Age of Discovery. The establishment of these forts facilitated the Portuguese trade in gold, ivory, and slaves.
During the Age of Exploration, notable Spanish explorers included Christopher Columbus, who is credited with the discovery of the Americas in 1492, and Hernán Cortés, known for the conquest of the Aztec Empire. On the Portuguese side, key figures included Vasco da Gama, who was the first to reach India by sea, and Ferdinand Magellan, who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, although he died during the journey. These explorers played crucial roles in expanding their nations' empires and establishing new trade routes.
Prince Henry the Navigator was responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and trade with other continents through exploring parts of AfricaHe was called the navigator because he promoted and supported European travel during the age of exploration. He also made maps.His trips helped the Portuguese make much-needed maps of parts of Africa, and they were able to said places they weren't at first able to :)
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The great age of world exploration and discovery began, in modern times, in the 15th century. During that century, the Portuguese traders, sailors, navigators and fishermen led the way in their brave charting and venturing of challenging or unknown waters. The first of the continents to be contacted by Portuguese seafarers was Africa, in terms of lasting and successful contacts. There may have been Portuguese contacts with North America. But they didn't lead to sustained, successful, permanent, lasting follow-up contacts.