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1418
Porto Santo Island
Porto Santo Island was discovered by Portuguese sailors João Gonçalves Zarco, Tristão Vaz Teixeira and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, later named the first Captain Donee of this island. This trip and the discovery of the island marked the beginning of the overseas discoveries. -
Period: 1418 to 1418
Porto Santo Island
Porto Santo Island was discovered by Portuguese sailors João Gonçalves Zarco, Tristão Vaz Teixeira and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, later named the first Captain Donee of this island. This trip and the discovery of the island marked the beginning of the overseas discoveries. -
1462
Cape Verde archipelago
Portuguese settlers arrived in Santiago and founded a village that they named Ribeira Grande (today the Cape Verde archipelago), to avoid being confused with the village of Ribeira Grande on the island of Santo Antão). Ribeira Grande was the first permanent European settlement in the tropics. -
Period: 1462 to 1462
Cape Verde archipelago
Portuguese settlers arrived in Santiago and founded a village that they named Ribeira Grande (today the Cape Verde archipelago), to avoid being confused with the village of Ribeira Grande on the island of Santo Antão). Ribeira Grande was the first permanent European settlement in the tropics. -
1494
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama discovered the first boat equipped with cannon doors and upper sails. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. -
Period: 1494 to 1494
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama discovered the first boat equipped with cannon doors and upper sails. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. -
1500
The large island of Madagascar
The large island of Madagascar was discovered by a Portuguese fleet under the command of Diogo Dias, who was part of a fleet of 13 ships commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. The Portuguese called the new island discovered São Lourenço Island. -
1500
Diego Garcia island
Diego Garcia was discovered by Portuguese explorers. It is the largest of the fifty-two islands that form the Chagos Archipelago, located in the heart of the Indian Ocean. The name of the island is believed to have come from the captain of the ship or the navigator on that first voyage of discovery. -
Period: 1500 to 1500
The large island of Madagascar
The large island of Madagascar was discovered by a Portuguese fleet under the command of Diogo Dias, who was part of a fleet of 13 ships commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. The Portuguese called the new island discovered São Lourenço Island. -
Period: 1500 to 1500
Diego Garcia island
Diego Garcia was discovered by Portuguese explorers. It is the largest of the fifty-two islands that form the Chagos Archipelago, located in the heart of the Indian Ocean. The name of the island is believed to have come from the captain of the ship or the navigator on that first voyage of discovery. -
1505
Gonçalo Álvares
Gonçalo Álvares was a Portuguese explorer who actively participated in the Age of Discovery, starting with Diogo Cão's second voyage. In 1505, on board Francisco's fleet de Almeida - the first viceroy of Portuguese India - sailed to the south of the Atlantic where “water and even wine froze”, and discovered an island that was named after him. It was later renamed Gough Island by the British, who took possession in the 19th century. -
Period: 1505 to 1505
Gonçalo Álvares
Gonçalo Álvares was a Portuguese explorer who actively participated in the Age of Discovery, starting with Diogo Cão's second voyage. In 1505, on board Francisco's fleet de Almeida - the first viceroy of Portuguese India - sailed to the south of the Atlantic where “water and even wine froze”, and discovered an island that was named after him. It was later renamed Gough Island by the British, who took possession in the 19th century. -
1506
Tristan da Cunha Island
The islands were first registered as sighted in 1506 by the Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha, although the rough sea prevented the landing. He gave his own name to the main island, Tristan da Cunha Island. Later, it was anglicized from its first mention in the letters of the British Admiralty until the island of Tristão da Cunha. -
Period: 1506 to 1506
Tristan da Cunha Island
The islands were first registered as sighted in 1506 by the Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha, although the rough sea prevented the landing. He gave his own name to the main island, Tristan da Cunha Island. Later, it was anglicized from its first mention in the letters of the British Admiralty until the island of Tristão da Cunha. -
The Torres Strait
The Torres Strait was discovered by Spanish sailor Luis Vaez de Torres in 1606 and its existence was kept secret until 1764. -
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The Torres Strait
The Torres Strait was discovered by Spanish sailor Luis Vaez de Torres in 1606 and its existence was kept secret until 1764.