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Pedro Álvares Cabral [A] ( European Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈalvɐɾɨʃ kɐˈβɾal]; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; c. 1467 or 1468 – c. 1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil.
Pedro Alvares Cabral, Portuguese navigator who is generally credited as the first European to reach Brazil (April 22, 1500). His expedition was also the second from Europe (after Vasco da Gama’s) to reach India via the sea route around the Cape of Good Hope.
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, explorer and navigator, who is best remembered as the man who discovered Brazil. He was appointed by the king of Portugal, Manuel I to travel to India on the sea route established by Vasco da Gama earlier and establish trade relations with India.
May 29, 2011 · Pedro Álvares Cabral, a renowned nobleman, military commander, navigator, and explorer, was born in Belmonte, Portugal, in 1467. He played a crucial role in the Age of Discovery, leaving an indelible mark on the history of exploration.
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering Brazil in South America. He landed near present-day Bahia off the eastern coast of South America. Several years after Cabral, the Portuguese began colonizing the area.
Pedro Álvares Cabral ( b. 1467 or 1468; d. ca. 1520), Portuguese explorer, leader of the follow-up fleet to Vasco da Gama 's first voyage to India. His expedition made the first recorded sighting of Brazil by the Portuguese on 22 April 1500.
May 23, 2018 · Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1467-1520) was a Portuguese navigator who discovered Brazil on a voyage to India. Born on the family estate in Belmonte, Pedro Álvares Cabral grew up close to the Portuguese court. As a nobleman, he served in the council of King Manuel I and received the habit of the Order of Christ.
Pedro Álvares Cabral, (born 1467/68, Belmonte, Port.—died 1520, Santarém?), Portuguese navigator credited with the discovery of Brazil. A nobleman, Cabral long enjoyed the favour of Manuel I of Portugal, who in 1500 sent him and 13 ships on the second Portuguese voyage to India, following the route taken by Vasco da Gama , to strengthen ...
Overview. Pedro Álvares Cabral. (1467—1520) Quick Reference. ( c. 1467– c. 1520), Portuguese mariner, born into a noble family in Belmonte. In 1499, after the return of Vasco da Gama from India, Cabral was given command of a royal expedition of ... From: Cabral, Pedro Álvares in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance »
The exploration of Brazil by Pedro Cabral (1467-1520) established the nation of Portugal as a major power on the continent of South America. This would have a profound effect on the Native American people in the region and would eventually establish the modern culture of Latin America.
