Pedro Alveres Cabral by HARRISON, JOHN C (STUDENT) https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc john and wes history project en-us 2021-10-26 12:28:09 UTC 2025-02-03 23:27:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Pin 3 Port of Lisbon harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1844778902 It is March 9 we have just departed with a fleet of 13 ships and 1500 men. We sailed out from the Port of Lisbon south towards India.  We cross the Equator and begin to sail West instead.  

 

]]> 2021-10-26 12:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1844778902 travel pin harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1851108925 2021-10-28 12:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1851108925 travel pin harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1851109633 2021-10-28 12:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1851109633 Pin 4 harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1851112293 It is April 22, after 2 months at sea, we are relived to finally see a Mountain.  We decide to land on the coast of this New World (Brazil).

]]> 2021-10-28 12:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1851112293 Porto Seguro, State of Bahia, Brazil harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1851126218 2021-10-28 12:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1851126218 Pin 2 harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853804717 2021-10-29 12:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853804717 Pin 1 harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853806283 Hello, my name is Pedro Alveres Cabral. I set sail on March 9, 1500 he had a fleet of 13 vessels and 1200 men. The purpose was to make a great profit of exporting lumber specifically the brazilwood tree. 

]]> 2021-10-29 12:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853806283 Pin 5 harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853820227 We have named this new land Island of Vera Cruz and claimed it for Portugal in the name of King Manuel.

 

]]> 2021-10-29 12:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853820227 Pin 6 harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853822281 We have met the locals and are teaching them to be Christians.  We built a alter and mass is celebrated.  

]]> 2021-10-29 12:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853822281 Pin 7 harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853829140 We have discovered that this land is full of Brazilwood which has a red dye that we can sell and trade with merchants ]]> 2021-10-29 12:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853829140 Pin 8 harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853830188 We stayed in the land we call “Vera Cruz” (Brazil) for 10 days and set sail once again towards India.   This decision was a big mistake.  Three weeks later violent storm arises and we lost 4 of our ships.  All men on board perished including my good friend Bartolomeu Dias. 

 

]]> 2021-10-29 12:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853830188 Pin 9 India harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853831097 We finally make it to India and after a terrible journey, we are welcomed by India’s ruler.  He even allowed us to establish a trading post in Calicut.

]]> 2021-10-29 12:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1853831097 Pin 10 India harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1854469558 We then set sail further south to another Indian port where we traded for precious spices.  After loading our six remaining ships with these spices, we made our way back to Portugal on January 15, 1501.

]]> 2021-10-29 17:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1854469558 Pin 11 harrisonjc_student https://padlet.com/harrisonjc_student/9cc9xvzihzouj8sc/wish/1854473147 On our way home, we lost two more ships and the cargo.  We returned to Portugal with only 4 ships.  King Manuel was very pleased with my expedition.  I claimed new land for Portugal (Brazil) and brought home precious spices and goods from India.

 

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