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found trading route around the horn to Africa (26 oct 1497 año – 8 jul 1689 año)

Descripción:

because of Ottoman control, Portugal and Spain sought to find new trading option because of high tariffs.
-Vasco de Gama: found ocean route to India
-helped establish a long colonial empire in Asia and Africa.