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2nd Portuguese India Armada (Cabral, 1500)
The Second Portuguese India Armadas, Portuguese India Armada was assembled in 1500 on the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of Pedro Álvares Cabral. Cabral's armada famously Discovery of Brazil, discovered Brazil for the Portuguese crown along the way. By and large, the Second Armada's diplomatic mission to India failed, and provoked the opening of hostilities between the Kingdom of Portugal and the feudal city-state of Kozhikode, Calicut. Nonetheless, it managed to establish a factory in the nearby Kingdom of Cochin, the first Portuguese Factory (trading post), factory in Asia. Fleet The 1st Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1497), first India Armada, commanded by Vasco da Gama, arrived in Portugal in the summer of 1499, in rather sorry shape. Half of his ships and men had been lost thanks to battles, disease, and storms. Although Gama came back with a hefty cargo of spices that would be sold at enormous profit, he had failed in the principal obj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabral Voyage 1500
Cabral may refer to: Places *Amílcar Cabral International Airport, international airport of Cape Verde *Cabral, Dominican Republic, a town in the Dominican Republic *Cabrales, municipality in Spain *Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazilian business school *Robert J. Cabral Station, United States train station *Sargento Cabral Department, in Chaco Province in Argentina *Vila Olímpica Elzir Cabral, multi-use stadium in Brazil People *Cabral (surname) *Cabral (footballer) (born 1988), Cape Verdean footballer *Amílcar Cabral, a Marxist revolutionary *Pedro Álvares Cabral, Portuguese explorer, the European discoverer of Brazil *Cabral Ibacka, Romanian-Congolese TV personality Other *African Youth Amílcar Cabral, youth wing of PAIGC political party in Guinea-Bissau *Amílcar Cabral Cup, football tournament for Western African nations *Cabral (horse), a Paralympics dressage horse *Cabrales cheese, Spanish cheese *Fenyramidol, trade name ''Cabral'', a muscle relaxant See also *Cabrei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Alvares Cabral Fleet (Pedro Álvares Cabral)
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luís Pires
Luís Pires (15th-16th century CE) was a Portuguese explorer who accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil, being one of the captains of the fleet. On leaving the Cape Verde Islands, Pires was forced by a storm to return to Lisbon, never having reached Brazil or India (the initial and official destination of the journey). See also *Exploration of Asia This is a chronology of the early European exploration of Asia. First wave of exploration (mainly by land) Antiquity * 515 BC: Scylax explores the Indus and the sea route across the Indian Ocean to Egypt. * 330 BC: Alexander the Great conquer ... Maritime history of Portugal Year of birth missing Year of death missing 15th-century births 15th-century Portuguese explorers {{Portugal-explorer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Alvares Cabral Fleet (Vasco De Ataíde)
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco De Ataíde
Vasco de Ataíde (or Taide) was a Portuguese sailor whose ship was a part of Pedro Álvares Cabral's expedition to India in 1500. His ship went missing early in the voyage and so was not present when the fleet accidentally became the first recorded European presence to visit what is now Brazil. Little is known about Vasco, even less than about his brother Pêro de Ataíde, although contemporary sources record that he was one of four illegitimate children (three sons and one daughter) of D. Pedro de Ataíde, Abbot of Penalva do Castelo, himself an illegitimate son of D. Álvaro Gonçalves de Ataíde, the first Count of Atouguia. On Tuesday, 24 March 1500, the ship he captained and its crew of one-hundred-and-fifty disappeared after sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean toward Brazil. The ship had departed the day before from the Portuguese settlement at Cape Verde, off the coast of Western Africa. Pero Vaz de Caminha, chronicler of Cabral's expedition, wrote: "On the nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Alvares Cabral Fleet (Simão De Pina)
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square-rigged Caravel
The square-rigged caravel (), was a sailing ship created by the Portuguese in the second half of the fifteenth century. A much larger version of the caravel, its use was most notorious beginning in the end of that century. The square-rigged caravel held a notable role in the Portuguese expansion during the Age of Discovery, especially in the first half of the sixteenth century, for its exceptional maneuverability and combat capabilities. This ship was also sometimes adopted by other European powers. Its hull resembled the shape of the later galleon and some scholars have claimed that this vessel is a forerunner of the fighting galleon, by the name of . History The Portuguese square-rigged caravel or round caravel appeared more frequently in the end of the fifteenth century and the beginning of the sixteenth century. Traditionally considered a particular type of caravel but also a new and different type of ship due to its significant structural differences, it was the result of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pero De Ataíde
Pero de Ataíde or Pedro d'Ataíde (d'Atayde, da Thayde), nicknamed ''O Inferno'' (Hell), "''for the damage he did to the Moors in Africa''", (c. 1450 – February/March, 1504, Mozambique Island) was a Portugal, Portuguese sea captain in the Indian Ocean active in the early 1500s. He was briefly captain of the first permanent Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean, taking over from Vicente Sodré, and the author of a famous letter giving an account of its fate. Background According to chronicler Gaspar Correia, Pero de Ataíde was a "very honored nobleman, a good knight, of virtuous condition" He was one of the three known illegitimate sons of Pedro de Ataíde, Abbot of Penalva do Castelo, himself an illegitimate son of Don (honorific), D. :pt:Álvaro_Gonçalves_de_Ataíde,_1.º_Conde_de_Atouguia, Álvaro Gonçalves de Ataíde, the 1st Count of Atouguia. He had two brothers, Vasco de Ataíde and Álvaro Gonçalves de Ataíde, and a sister, Isabel Coutinho. It is sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Alvares Cabral Fleet (Simão De Miranda De Azevedo)
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
