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* Cod fishing | * Cod fishing | ||
** salt | ** salt | ||
*** as | *** as ballast on outgoing expeditions and used as a preservative for the cod catch | ||
*** | * see | ||
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalhau Bacalhau (portuguese salted cod, wiki)]] | |||
** [[https://portoalities.com/en/why-are-portuguese-obsessed-with-cod/ Why are Portuguese Obsessed with Cod (portoalities.com)]] | |||
** lanteen sails | ** lanteen sails | ||
*** lanteen dervivced from Latin for Roman style triangle sails << to confirm | *** lanteen dervivced from Latin for Roman style triangle sails << to confirm | ||
**** which were serviced from Arab/ Indian Ocean sails << to confirm | **** which were serviced from Arab/ Indian Ocean sails << to confirm | ||
=== Henry the Navigator === | === Henry the Navigator === | ||
Revision as of 02:40, 1 April 2021
Age of Discovery
== Portugal =='
Technology[edit | edit source]
- Cod fishing
- salt
- as ballast on outgoing expeditions and used as a preservative for the cod catch
- salt
- see
- [Bacalhau (portuguese salted cod, wiki)]
- [Why are Portuguese Obsessed with Cod (portoalities.com)]
- lanteen sails
- lanteen dervivced from Latin for Roman style triangle sails << to confirm
- which were serviced from Arab/ Indian Ocean sails << to confirm
- lanteen dervivced from Latin for Roman style triangle sails << to confirm
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Bartolomeu Dias[edit | edit source]
King Manuel I[edit | edit source]
- Background
- Spice Trade
- See Spice Trade for profitability of trade to Portugal
- Manuel I was known as "The Fortunate King" and also "The Grocer King" ("le roi epicie")
- Source: Historic Alleys blogspot
Vasco de Gama[edit | edit source]
- Portugal sources:
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_das_Armadas https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descobrimentos_portugueses
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- [category:Spice Trade|Spice trade]
- [category:Age of Discovery|Age of Discovery]