ANNABELLE HALL

PEDRO CABRAL

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• He explored for valuable spices.
• Establish trading relations with India.
• In 1500 he took a fleet of 13 ships south intending to travel around Africa.
• He veered westward and found land mass which he named Vera Cruz.

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• He came back with spices.
• He proved that traveling around Africa was a valuable trade route to the east.
• He discovered Brazil.
• In 1497, he was regarded as the first captain who ever touched four continents, leading the first expedition that United Europe, Africa, Asia, America.

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• He was successful.
• He successfully traded for spices.
• He made it around the " Cape of good hope" which has terrible storms.
• He came back to Portugal on June 23, 1501, with only four of the thirteen original ships.

CABRAL'S MAP ROUT.