Over the course of two voyages, beginning in and , da Gama landed and traded in locales along the coast of southern Africa before reaching India on May 20, Vasco da Gama was a highly successful Portuguese sailor and explorer during the Age of Exploration.
Why did the Portuguese not enjoy more success in their first voyage? When da Gama finally met the leader of Calicut, the conference went badly.
The Portuguese had brought few goods of value to India, and the ruler expected gold in return for the spices that da Gama desired. Vasco De Gama was the first European to find an ocean trading route to India. Vasco da Gama opened a new world of riches by opening up an Indian Ocean route. His voyage and explorations helped change the world for Europeans. In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan c.
En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. Prince Henry sponsored explorations that accomplished much for Portugal. Not only did his expeditions succeed in mapping much of the coast of west-Africa, but they also succeeded in spreading Christianity, defeating Muslims enemies of the Portuguese at the time , and establishing new trade routes.
Prince Henry's primary motivation, however, for exploring the west coast of Africa was to see how far Muslim lands extended to the south to defeat them , and to find the legendary Christian empire of the priest-king Prester-John who didn't actually exist. In , Prince Henry started the first school of navigation at Sagres, Portugal.
The goal of the school was to train people in navigation, map-making and science to prepare them to sail around the west coast of Africa. Prince Henry's school of navigation resulted in a breakthrough for Portuguese navigation. Before Prince Henry, sailors and navigators refused to sail toward Africa. They were scared of sea monsters and boiling water near the equator.
Henry used both his political influence and acquired wealth to design a new class of ship that was lighter and faster with a distinctive lateen triangle sail. Henry was encouraged to explore further after the death of his father and ascension of his elder brother, Edward, to the Portuguese throne in King Edward allowed Henry to retain any profits from newly established trade routes with towns or regions that he discovered.
This was significant enticement for Henry but main the main draw was that he was give the sole right to fund expeditions. This was significant enticement for Henry but main the main draw was that he was give the sole right to fund expeditions beyond the Cape Bojador in the Western Sahara.
Due to the difficult currents and tidily flows most 15 th century explores considered the Cape of Bojador as end of the world.. Prince Henry decided Lagos in the Algarve as his base for exploitation; from here he funded voyages that explored the Mediterranean and North African coast and western side of Africa.
One of the early successfully voyages in funded by Henry that was commanded by Gil Eanes, passed the Cape Bojador disproving many early beliefs of the world.
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