Word: bartolomeu
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...European imperialism. Around 1419 Portugal's Prince Henry (commonly known as "the Navigator," but wrongly so, since he never took part in any exploratory voyages himself) established a maritime training center at Sagres, on his country's Atlantic coast. Inspired by Henry's seafaring passion, such explorers as Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco Da Gama sailed down the coast of Africa and eventually to India. From the rival ports of Palos and Cadiz, under the flag of Spain, Christopher Columbus set out westward on his seminal voyage of discovery, eventually journeying four times to what he never believed...
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