GASPAR CORTE REAL

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Gaspar Corte Real was born in Portugual
• He was the youngest of three sons

SPONSOR(S)

MOTIVES

• For Portugual to have controll over the northwest passage to Asia, India and The Spice Islands
• To make money
• To colonize
• To be reasearch

ROUTE

• First, Gaspar Corte Real explored Portugual
• Second, Gaspar Corte Real explored Newfoundland
• Third, Gaspar Corte Real explored Libson
• Fourth, Gaspar Corte Real explored Greenland
• After he explored lots of different places, he returned to Portugual

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Gaspar Corte Real found the Northwest passage
• He explored Newfoundland, Libson and Greenland

IMPACT(S)

• He made it easy for others to get to India, Asia and The Spice Islands

RIDDLE

• His exploration made it easier to get to Asia, India and The Spice Islands
• He traveled to Newfoundland and Greenland
• He is sponsored by Portugual
• He started his exploration for Portugual to have control over the Northwest passage
• He explored Portugual, Newfoundland, Libson, Greenland and back to Portugual

COOL FACTS!

• Gaspar Corte Real's father, Joao Vaz Corte Real, commanded an expedition to Iceland
• Corte Real's father was given land and became the gouvenour of Terceira
• Corte Real's brother, Miguel Corte Real, searched for him in 1502 and never came back
• Corte Real's brother, lived for nine or more years after he dissappeared in 1502

SOURCES

• Database source(s):World book
• World history in context
• Web source(s): www.enchantedlearning.com