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Boa Esperança is the name of a seaworthy replica of a caravel, on display as a museum in the port of Lagos in the Algarve.
Model of a Portuguese caravel, found in the Musée national de la Marine. The caravel (Portuguese: caravela, IPA: [kɐɾɐˈvɛlɐ]) is a small sailing ship that may be rigged with just lateen sails, or with a combination of lateen and square sails. It was known for its agility and speed and its capacity for sailing windward .
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Square-rigged caravel or caravela de armada, of João Serrão (Livro das Armadas) in the 4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502). The square-rigged caravel (Portuguese: caravela redonda), was a sailing ship created by the Portuguese in the second half of the fifteenth century.
The Lonely Woman (Spanish: No encontré rosas para mi madre, lit. 'I Didn't Find Roses for My Mother'; French : Roses rouges et Piments verts , lit. 'Red Roses and Green Peppers'; Italian : Peccato mortale , lit.
Madre de Deus (Mother of God; also called Mãe de Deus and Madre de Dios, referring to Mary) was a Portuguese ocean-going carrack, renowned for her capacious cargo and provisions for long voyages. She was returning from her second voyage East under Captain Fernão de Mendonça Furtado when she was captured by the English during the Battle of ...
The Victoria was named after the Minim convent of Our Lady of Victory of Triana (Spanish: Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria de Triana [Convento de la Victoria (Sevilla) []]) in Seville, where Magellan took his oath of allegiance to Charles I. [6] The convent was subsequently deconsecrated during the French occupation of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars and later demolished.