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2. Portuguese maritime exploration - Wikipedia

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   In 1297, King Dinis of Portugal took personal interest in the development of exports and organized the export of surplus production to European countries. On May 10, 1293, he instituted a maritime insurance fund for Portuguese traders living in the County of Flanders, which were to pay certain sums according to tonnage, accrued to them when necessary.

3. European exploration of Africa - Wikipedia

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   European exploration of sub-Saharan Africa begins with the Age of Discovery in the 15th century, pioneered by the Kingdom of Portugal under Henry the Navigator. The Cape of Good Hope was first reached by Bartolomeu Dias on 12 March 1488, opening the important sea route to India and the Far East , but European exploration of Africa itself ...

4. Vasco da Gama Pillar, Malindi - Wikipedia

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   The Vasco da Gama Pillar in Malindi, Kenya, was erected by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It was constructed in 1498 or 1499 during his pioneering maritime expedition from Lisbon to India via the Cape of Good Hope (1497–99). Limestone cross on the Vasco da Gama Pillar displaying the coat of arms of Portugal Coat of arms of Portugal in ...

5. Vasco da Gama - Wikipedia

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   This was a milestone in Portuguese maritime exploration which marked the beginning of a sea-based phase of globalization. [4] Da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India opened the way for an age of global imperialism and enabled the Portuguese to establish a long-lasting colonial empire along the way from Africa to

6. Gil Eanes - Wikipedia

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   The discovery of a passable route around Cape Bojador marked the beginning of the Portuguese exploration of Africa. [6] Eanes made another voyage, with Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, in 1435. [2] They sailed about 30 leagues (144 km), or even 50 leagues (240 km) south of Cape Bojador and reached the African coast. Although they did not discover any ...

7. Silva Porto (explorer) - Wikipedia

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   Map showing the route of Silva Porto from Benguela to Cape Delgado. Around 1850, Portuguese exploration of Africa expanded, but Silva Porto's request for a military occupation force was never heard: at that time, Portugal was only interested in developing and colonizing the coast.