Cabral

__**//Pedro Cabral //**__
    __**Introduction **__  Pedro Cabral was a Portugese navigator and an explorer. He was a good friend of explorer Vasco da Gama. He had an excellent training in navigation and was a very experienced seaman. He was appointed and sent out by the king of Portugal, King Manuel I. Rich Florentine merchants contributed to the equipment of the ships, and some priests joined the expedition. Among the captains of the fleet, which consisted of thirteen ships with 1,200 men, were Bartolomeu Diaz, Pero Vaz de Caminha, and Nicolao Coelho, the latter the companion of Vasco da Gama.

Cabral was born in Belmonte, Portugal around 1467 or 1468 and died in Santarem, Portugal around 1520 or 1526. <span style="color: rgb(14, 11, 11)">He <span style="color: rgb(14, 11, 11)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">came from a noble family who  <span style="color: rgb(14, 11, 11)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> was the third son of Fernao Cabra  l, Governor of Beira and Belmonte, and he married Isabel de Castro, the daughter of the distinguished Fernando de Noronha. <span style="color: rgb(48, 241, 34)"> Pedro Cabral was sent by King Manuel I to travel to India making trades, returning goods, and spices back to Portugal. He was to establish permanent commercial relations and to introduce Christianity wherever he went. <span style="color: rgb(24, 140, 35)"> The ships left Lisbon in March 9, 1500 trying to sail around the Cape of Good Hope sailing a southwest route as he was to follow Vasco da Gama's journey to India. Apparently, he was blown off course sailing towards the coast of Brazil. He sent Andreas Gonçalvez (according to other authorities Gaspar de Lemos) to Portugal with the important news. Cabral continued the voyage on May 3rd traveling east and approached the Cape of Good Hope.
 * <span style="color: rgb(26, 32, 255)">Background **
 * <span style="color: rgb(216, 96, 235)"> <span style="color: rgb(232, 46, 255)">Purpose **
 * Route of Journey**

media type="youtube" key="-lv2wyI2Fls&hl=en" height="349" width="302" Trancoso, Bahia, Brasil - The landing point of Pedro Cabral

<span style="color: rgb(255, 170, 0)">**Contributions <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 86)">from his voyage ** Pedro Cabral was known for the discovery of Brazil on April 22nd,1500. He made that country a Portuguese possession in 1500 and named the land "The Island of the True Cross". King Manuel I renamed it the "Holy Cross". In fact, it was renamed Brazil because they found a kind of dyewood called pau-brasil. Cabral stayed and also negotiated the first commercial treaty between Portugal and India.

Four of Cabral's ships were lost when they rounded the Cape of Good Hope in storms by the end of May. The remaining ships arrived at Calicut which is now known as Kozhikode. Many of the Portuguese were killed from the Muslim traders in India because Cabral was competing trades for spices, and he was also trying to convert Muslims into Christianity.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 250, 0)">Hardships <span style="background-color: rgb(232, 237, 233)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(78, 234, 46)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(97, 255, 130)">Faced   **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Cabral was part of a wealthy aristocratic family in Portugal. As part of the noble custom of the day, Cabral went to King John II's court. At the king's court, he studied the humanities of the period. After the death of John II, Cabral remained at the court under the new king Dom Manuel and he continued his education. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">After Vasco da Gama had returned from the first voyage from Europe to India, plans were arranged for a second voyage to take place. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">He was exhausted from the long voyage and under the recommendation of Gama, King Manuel I commissioned Cabral to the second expedition to further Portugal's <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">prestige and power to be displayed to the Indians.
 * Interesting Facts**

1. What country was Cabral born in? a) Italy b) Portugal c) Spain
 * Quiz**

2. What is the name of the King who sent Cabral to the expedition? a) King John II b) King Manuel I c) King Henry

3. What country did Cabral discovered? a) Brazil b) Argentina c) Canada

1. britannica.com/eb/article-9018462/pedro-Alvares-Cabral 2. elizabethan-era.org.uk/pedro-alvares-cabral.htm 3. enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/cabral 4. newadvent.org/cathen/03128a.htm
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