Cabral Lands in Canada,Columbus in Brazil

Agreed, @Karolus Rex . Unless the storm was bad enough to divert the entire ship to the North Atlantic. At least it would provide a better foundation than João Vaz Corte-Real.
 
Agree with previus. Only way that Cabral ends to Canada is that whole crew is drunk or their navigator equipments are broken. You don't end from Portugal to Canada accidentally. Winds and ocean currents not make that as possible.

Columbus might end to Brazil but for me it seems bit implausible. Why he would try to India some southern route?
 
Then I think that the Line of Tordesilhas will be more to the east, and the expedition of Cabral will probably be inconsequential.
 
In Canada is almost impossible.Agreed
But what for the Caribean Isles and the states of Florida and Texas?Or one of the Guyanas?

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In Canada is almost impossible.Agreed
But what for the Caribean Isles and the states of Florida and Texas?Or one of the Guyanas?

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Again he would have to be drunk. All of those are too far from the route. For him to end in Florida/Texas/Caribe he would have to go the oposite direction to India. The Guyanas are also to far north, he would have to suffer a huge storm when he left from Cape Green. Something more to the North of Porto Seguro is possible but it would make little difference on the timeline.
 

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Ok let's realize that at time Columbus came to Portuguese court asking for funds to go west to India the Portuguese explorers had discovered a route around Africa.

The Portuguese knew there was land to the west of the Azores due to fact that strange wood and debris would land on the Azores beaches every so often.

TouSecureThe Portuguese we busy preparing for Vasco da Gama trip when Columbus shows up and they tell Columbus to get lost. Thus reason he went to Castile/Spain.

The reason Cabral went west was to take advantage of the westerlies to swing around South Africa.

So Portuguese wanted the riches in India and they knew shortest and most sure rout there around African going to Canada was not the way.
 
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