Portuguese navigators
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Portuguese navigators were early modern seafarers and explorers from Portugal who pioneered oceanic exploration routes around Africa, Asia, and the Americas during the Age of Discovery.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of explorers
ⓘ
historical community ⓘ maritime explorers ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Lisbon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sagres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
European geographic knowledge
ⓘ
early modern cartography ⓘ global maritime trade networks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazilian coast ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ coast of East Africa ⓘ coast of West Africa ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
cartography
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ navigation ⓘ oceanic exploration ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
expansion of Christian missions
ⓘ
search for new trade routes ⓘ search for spices ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Afonso de Albuquerque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bartolomeu Dias NERFINISHED ⓘ Diogo Cão NERFINISHED ⓘ Diogo Gomes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand Magellan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gil Eanes NERFINISHED ⓘ João Gonçalves Zarco NERFINISHED ⓘ Martim Afonso de Sousa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuno Tristão NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Álvares Cabral NERFINISHED ⓘ Tristão da Cunha NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasco da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedSeaRoute |
Atlantic route to Brazil
ⓘ
direct sea route from Europe to Asia ⓘ sea route around Cape of Good Hope to India ⓘ |
| patron |
King John II of Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Manuel I of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Henry the Navigator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Portuguese Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
celestial navigation
ⓘ
dead reckoning ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
astrolabe
ⓘ
caravel ⓘ magnetic compass ⓘ |
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