4 janv. 1491 - Portuguese Exploration

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-Starting in 1915
-Portugal's Prince Henry the Navigator sponsored passages to Asia via the Atlantic Ocean (going around Africa)
-Route completed by Vasco da Gama in 1498
-Made trading post empire around African coast
-Dominated Indian Ocean trade
-Wanted to spread Catholicism and sea route to Asia
-Maritime Tech: caravels (nimble ships, not warships), astro charts, etc

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