Greatest Portuguese Explorer 1400-1600

Greatest Portuguese Explorer 1400-1600

  • Henry the Navigator- supporter of Portuguese explorations

    Votes: 14 33.3%
  • Afonso Balbaia- west coast of Africa

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gil Eanes- Cape of Bojador

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Bartolomeu Dias- southern tip of Africa, Cape of Good Hope

    Votes: 2 4.8%
  • Diogo Cao- Congo River, present day Angola

    Votes: 2 4.8%
  • Vasco da Gama- route to India

    Votes: 10 23.8%
  • Dinis Dias- Cape Verde Islands

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Nuno Tristao- Gambia River

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Fernao Gomes- Gold Coast

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Alviseda Cadamosto- Guinea coast, Geba River

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Pedro Cabaral- discovered Brazil, Madagascar, India, Cape of Good Hope

    Votes: 2 4.8%
  • Ferdinand Magellan- circumnavigation of globe

    Votes: 11 26.2%
  • Juan Elcano- attempts another circumnavigation of globe but fails

    Votes: 1 2.4%

  • Total voters
    42
Greatest Portuguese Explorer 1400-1600

Henry the Navigator- patron and supporter of Portuguese explorations
Afonso Balbaia- explored west coast of Africa, Rio Do Ouro
Gil Eanes- rounded Cape of Bojador
Bartolomeu Dias- rounded southern tip of Africa, Cape of Good Hope
Diogo Cao- explored Congo River and present day Angola
Vasco da Gama- route to India
Dinis Dias- explored Cape Verde Islands
Nuno Tristao- explored Gambia River
Fernao Gomes and Diogo Gomes- explored Gold Coast region
Alviseda Cadamosto- Guinea coast and Geba River
Pedro Cabaral- discovered Brazil, explored Madagascar, India and Cape of Good Hope area
Ferdinand Magellan- circumnavigation of globe
Juan Elcano- leads crew back to Spain after Magellan’s death and attempts another circumnavigation of globe but fails

Source
The DK book "Explorers" by Sir Ranulph Fiennes
 
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Da Gama for me. If Magellan did not get himself killed in the Philippines, I might have gone with him.

Plus, I'm fairly certain that da Gama's expedition was also more significant.
 
Da Gama for me. If Magellan did not get himself killed in the Philippines, I might have gone with him.

Plus, I'm fairly certain that da Gama's expedition was also more significant.

Vasco Da Gamma, for above reason. Prince Henry Gets the "Best Director" and "Scientific and Technical" awards!
 
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