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Spain is almost 3X the size of Portugal so Portugal was small. Even though Portugal was small it held a lot of the names in the hall of fame.

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King John started to get the explores to use markers to mark the land they traveled to but, some of the natives would break or bury them.

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The Sailors
The sailors were scared to go past Cape Bojador because they believed that the land near the equator was so hot it would boil the water and make their skins black.
 

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Gil Eanes was the first sailor to bring back slaves (in the 1440s). The prince used this to persuade everyone into thinking the exploration was going well.

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In 1415 Henry distinguished himself in a campaign in Africa. The Portuguese captured the Moroccan citadel of Ceuta on the African coast across the straits from Gibraltar.