cargo space and extremely long travel times the prices were very high. The advantages of ships were that they had much larger cargo capacities and were faster than caravans. The obvious solution to get cheaper spices was to carry them by ships. Portugal under Henry the navigator was the first country to find a water trade route to Asia. In 1488 Portuguese ships‚ led by Bartholomew Dias‚ sailed south down the coastline of Africa‚ then east around the Cape of Good Hope‚ and finally north into the
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more about geography (longitude‚ latitude‚ new places‚ etc.) and improved navigation. The Portuguese built plantations and trading posts in West Africa and many made Africa their home. Prince Henry of Portugal organized a school for navigation at Sagres‚ Portugal and taught navigators how to develop and apply the new sailing innovations. The Portuguese discovered a sea route to India. Bartholomew Diaz traveled to the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa. (1488)
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the third Governor General of Brazil‚ successfully destroyed a ten year-old French colony called France Antarctique‚ at Guanabara Bay. He and his nephew‚ Estácio de Sá‚ then founded the city of Rio de Janeiro on March 1567. In 1621‚ Philip II of Portugal divided the Governorate General of Brazil into two separate and autonomous colonies‚ the State of Maranhão and the State of Brazil. Regarding this period it is preferable to refer to "Portuguese America" rather than
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It was located in upper Peru/modern Bolivia. It was one of the largest silver mines in the new world. Treaty of Tordesillas: was a treaty. It set spheres of influence and rights of possession in the New World. It was signed in 1494 by Castile and Portugal. *Peninsulares: were a group of people. They lived in the New World Spanish colonies. On the other hand‚ they were born in Spain. *Creoles: were whites who were born in the new world. They tended to dominate the Latin American economy. They were
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we are in always interests my family and I for many reasons‚ mainly the education and how it came to where it is today throughout the city’s past. My family and I usually have one large trip a year‚ the most resent one being our trip to Spain and Portugal. When there‚ my family and I stopped at seven different Cities‚ Madrid‚ Lisbon‚
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who began to colonies in the region. The Europeans found approximately 7 million native Indians living in the region. Portuguese explorers came in search of valuable goods for European trade‚ unsettled land‚ and opportunities to escape poverty in Portugal. The only item they discovered at the time of value was the Brazil wood tree (pau do brasil) from which they would create red dye. The Portuguese did not follow the colonizing philosophy of the Spanish. At first they were less focused on conquering
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wealth by buying items from a group of people at a low price and selling those things to other people at higher prices. European countries use trade to gain wealth The stronger countries in Europe in the 1400s and 1500s England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal. Kings and queens wanted to gain wealth - to build larger armies and navies to dominate other countries. Europe wants to trade with Asia A trader would want to buy items in Asia and sell them in Europe to make a lot of money by selling luxuries
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Portugal has a rich musical culture‚ with roots that go back to Provencal troubadours‚ followed by ballads and the fado‚ and as of late‚ incorporating the rhythms of Portugal’s former West African colonies. Each of these elements are stll alive in current Portuguese music like the French Provencal influence in the folk music played at festivals in the northern part of the country‚ as well as the rock and jazz most prevalent in the larger cities. An additional element is added by a wealth of singer-songwriters
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Madeleine police set to make first arrests: British officers fly to Portugal to quiz ’three burglars who targeted homes near McCann apartment’ Operation Grange officers are believed to be pursuing three burglars‚ identified as prime suspects earlier this month As revealed by the Mail 10 days ago‚ the thieves were operating in the area where Madeleine went missing The CPS has sent a International Letter of Request to the police in Portugal‚ reportedly asking for permission to arrest the burglars
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and impoverished after participating in the First World War. He was a military man who had a leading role in the civil war and went on to form and lead a junta government; he was also a devout Catholic. Antonio de Oliveira Salazar governed Portugal from 1933 to 1968. He was an academic‚ a professor of Economics at the University of Coimbra. After a period as Minister of Finance‚ he became Prime Minister in 1933. Salazar presented himself as an academic‚ not a military man‚ and he was
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