20. How does Landes contrast the Portuguese with the Spanish? Spanish conquests had many differences with Portugal. The Spaniards had no competition when searching for new lands, a simple navigation system, went on a search for treasures, and claimed the land through material items. The Portuguese claimed the land by points on maps, showed possession by means of discovery, searched for profits from trade rather than treasure, and used astronomy and geometry as means for navigating the seas.
21. What was the Portuguese methodology? Portuguese methodology used latitudes and many trips to map out the world on their search for discovery. They used different instruments of navigation and sought astronomy and geometry to help them circumnavigate
21. What was the Portuguese methodology? Portuguese methodology used latitudes and many trips to map out the world on their search for discovery. They used different instruments of navigation and sought astronomy and geometry to help them circumnavigate