Portuguese explorer
Lisbon's maritime discoverer
A Portuguese explorer is a navigator or adventurer from Portugal, particularly those from the Age of Discovery (15th-16th centuries) who charted sea routes to Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, and Bartolomeu Dias are archetypal examples.
The phrase often appears in historical contexts: The Portuguese explorers established trading posts along the African coast.
- Cape of Good HopeSouth African peninsula tip
- sea routeNavigable ocean pathway
- Indian OceanSea south of Asia
- caravelSmall Portuguese exploration ship
- linguistic diffusionTransmission of speech features
Vasco da Gama · Ferdinand Magellan · compass · spice trade · merchant fleet · colonialism · nautical charts · map · uncharted waters · Brazil · New World · astrolabe · ship · missionary work · maritime routes · sail · navigation instruments · Henry the Navigator
Portuguese explorercolonial administrator
Overseas territory's governing official
settler · slave trader · missionary · merchant · stay-at-home
Portuguese explorerhomebody
One preferring domestic life
stay-at-home · landlubber · hermit · recluse · villager
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