SOURCE: ENRIQUE MARTÍNEZ RUIZ et al., Atlas histórico, Edad Moderna and GEORGES DUBY, Atlas historique mondial. AZTEC EMPIRE MAYAN CIVILISATION INCA EMPIRE Cape Bojador (1434) Cape of Good Hope (1488) Azores Is.(1431) Islas Canarias Islamic World Moluccas Ceylon Calicut Porto Seguro Macau CHINESE EMPIRE CIPANGO (JAPAN) Ceuta (1415) Madeira (1419) Cabo Verde Is. (1446) (1460) (1498) (1500) (1482) Gulf of Guinea Congo Equator Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Arctic Circle Prime Meridian PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN Goa (1510) 312659_05_p246_leyenda_expediciones_portuguesas Bartolomeu Dias 1487-1488 Diogo Cão 1482 Álvares Cabral 1500-1501 Alfonso de Alburquerque 1503-1515 Vasco da Gama 1497-1498 11. Timeline and map of the main Portuguese expeditions WORK WITH THE IMAGES Which route did the Portuguese navigators take to Asia? Explain. Calculate how long it took Portugal to explore the west coast of Africa. Which expedition reached India via the African coast? Describe it using the map below. A new trade route to India From the early 15th centur y, Portugal wanted to find a trade route to India. This would not be the same as the trade routes across the Mediterranean Sea that were used by Italian and Arab merchants. The Portuguese believed that, in this way, they could control the silk and spice trade with the Far East. Prince Henr y the Navigator (10), son of King John I of Portugal , promoted this mission . The prince had to overcome dif ficulties such as the sailors' inexperience, as well as their fear of sailing to the south of the African continent. He made his base in the village of Sagres, in southwest Portugal . Here, the prince brought together cartographers, astronomers and shipbuilders from all over the world . They received training for the voyage and created maps that were ver y accurate for their time. 10. Henry the Navigator 1419 Madeira 1431 Azores Is. 1434 Cape Bojador 1446 Cape Verde Is. 1482 Mouth of the River Congo 1500 Brazil 1498 India 1488 Cape of Good Hope 1415 Ceuta MA I N PORTUGUESE EXPED I T I ONS 312659_05_p246_LT_exploraciones_por tuguesas 3. The Portuguese expeditions
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