Pedro Álvares Cabral

second voyage was a follow up expedition that had been set to further explore the new found route and to sign a treaty so the Portuguese could open a factory in the newly found land, but this time Da Gama did not lead the expedition, as it was Pedro Alvares Cabral chosen to lead. Later Da Gama had set sail in 1502 to…

Brazil When you hear of the country Brazil, you may think a beautiful country, a great tourist attraction, or a great place to take a vacation. What you did not know is that isn’t always the case. Located in South America, Brazil is bordered by French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia and Venezuela to the North; Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to the East; Uruguay to the South; and the Atlantic Ocean to the West. There are several ups and downs to not only this country but many others too.…

I. The Incas A. The Incas were the native peoples of South America. Their empire extended from Ecuador to Chile. B. Around 1200 B.C., they founded Cuzco as the capital. C. They were great builders: 1. Paved roads through the Andes 2. Tunnels 3. Suspension bridges 4. Distance markers along the roads 5. Rest stations D. There were four classes (levels) in the Incan society. 1. Rulers 2. Nobles - The rulers and nobles lived in palaces. 3. Common people - This was the largest group. Most of…

expedition of Vasco da Gama. Dias sailed with the da Gama expedition as far as the Cape Verde Islands, then returned to Guinea. Da Gama's ships reached their goal of India in May 1498. Afterward, Manuel sent out a massive fleet to India under Pedro Álvares Cabral and Dias captained four of the ships. They reached Brazil in March 1500, then headed across the Atlantic toward South Africa and, further ahead, the Indian subcontinent. At the feared Cabo das Tormentas, storms struck the fleet of 13…

the 1400s. Many navigators are known for exploring parts of the globe. Christopher Columbus is known for discovering the Americas in 1492 . Jacques Cartier found Canada by sailing up the ST Lawrence river and claimed it for France in 1534 . Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil in the 1500s . The main reason these explorations started was to find direct trade routes to Asia. They were looking for Asia because at that time it was the land of spices and precious stones. Spices were some of the…

“I am not the man I once was. I do not want to back in time, to be the second son the second man.” (Vasco da Gama) Vasco da Gama was a navigator who made history when he founded the first route to India. He was awarded two different important titles. Vasco da Gama was one of the most successful and important explorers to the Renaissance time period. Vasco da Gama was born into a noble family around 1460 in Sines Portugal. He was the son of Estêvão da Gama. When he was old enough he joined the…

The Chains of Slavery It is essential that Jamaican and Brazilian slavery is deeply understood from the point of the country’s colonization to the slave laws enforced having an impact on slaves’ attitudes for rebelling. The Arawak’s Overthrow In the mists of the Caribbean islands lies Jamaica, discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494. He encountered initial resistance from the Arawak natives, also known as Tainos. This tribe viewed the Spaniards as gods, when in reality they exploited their…

The Portuguese first traveled to Brazil in 1500 “under the excursion of Pedro Álvares Cabral,” and slaves were instantly put to work, imprisoned, and killed ruthlessly. Indigenous slaves were the majority of the slaves during this time, and it was not until the mid sixteenth century, when African slaves began to be shipped to Brazil…

the Portuguese and Spanish ships explored the West African coast. The Portuguese were the early explorers in the oceanic revolution who managed to discover new territories with the help of Prince Henry the Navigator. The Portuguese also sent Pedro Álvares Cabral in the fifteen hundreds who discovered Brazil and cultivated sugar from the Natives living there . Henry on the other hand, started a school of navigation, recruited the best mapmakers, and explores in Europe. In the early fourteen…

It is hard to imagine that America did not “exist” to the ancient civilizations centuries ago. This first discovery of America by the Vikings was in approximately 1000 A.D. They first established a colony in Greenland and later went to discover Labrador, Newfoundland, and the Baffin Islands. Later on the Spanish explorer, Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to land in the Bahamas, thus leading the frenzy between countries to gain new territory. The exploration of America not only brought…