Second Portuguese India Armada

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Portuguese India Armada fleet naval expedition

The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.

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Label Occurrences
Portuguese India Armada of 1500 1
Second Portuguese India Armada canonical 1
second Portuguese India Armada 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
fleet ⓘ
naval expedition ⓘ
commander Pedro Álvares Cabral ⓘ
commandStructure Portuguese Crown ⓘ
country Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
departureDate 1500-03-09 ⓘ
departurePort Lisbon ⓘ
destination Calicut ⓘ
Cananor ⓘ
Cochin ⓘ
India ⓘ
discovered Brazil ⓘ
endYear 1501 ⓘ
era Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form: Age of Discovery

Portuguese maritime expansion ⓘ
historicalSignificance linked European exploration of the Atlantic with the route to India ⓘ
marked the beginning of permanent Portuguese presence in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
leader Pedro Álvares Cabral ⓘ
madeLandfallAt Brazil ⓘ
Porto Seguro ⓘ
monarchDuringExpedition King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
notableEvent establishment of a padrão in Brazil ⓘ
first substantial Portuguese contact with Brazil ⓘ
naval engagement off Calicut ⓘ
numberOfShips 13 ⓘ
13 ships ⓘ
objective establish trade relations with India ⓘ
reinforce Portuguese presence in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
secure spice trade for Portugal ⓘ
predecessor First Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
result Brazilian Discovery Day ⓘ
surface form: European discovery of Brazil

conflict with the Zamorin of Calicut ⓘ
establishment of Portuguese presence in Brazil ⓘ
establishment of a Portuguese factory at Calicut ⓘ
strengthening of Portuguese influence in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
route Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Brazilian coast ⓘ
Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
sponsor King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
surface form: Manuel I of Portugal
startYear 1500 ⓘ
successor Third Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
theatre Indian Ocean ⓘ
South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
typeOfShips caravels ⓘ
naus ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Portuguese India Armada → followedBy → Second Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
Pedro Álvares Cabral → expedition → Second Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Portuguese India Armada of 1500
Pedro Álvares Cabral → commanded → Second Portuguese India Armada ⓘ
this entity surface form: second Portuguese India Armada