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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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Bartholomew Diaz was the first sailor to ever round the tip of the African continent.

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Prince Henry started all the explorations but never was on one. He also bought a facility just so he could prepare his ships and men for the explorations.

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Vasco Da Gama  was the first explorer to make a successful trip around Africa to India.

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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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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.