Pedro+Cabral

= Personal Background Information. = Pedro Cabral was from Portugal and was born in 1467 and died in Portugal 1520. He was age 53 when he died. He was one of five brothers and six sisters. He was married to Isabel de Cabral. They had six children, Fernao Antonio Cabral, Catarina de Castro, Guimar de Casto, and Isabel Gouveia. He was a military commander and an explorer.

= ﻿Where Was He from? What Country did He Explore for? = Pedro Cabral is originally from Portugal. He explored for Portugal to trade spices in India.

= ﻿What Was His Reason/Purpose for Exploring? = His Purpose for exploring was to trade spices in India, which he accomplished. King Manuel I instructed him to do this. He reached his destination and starting point successfully. Pedro Cabral also was ordered to spread Christianity around where ever he went.

= ﻿What Where the Results of Exploring His Major Contributions? = Pedro Cabral sighted Brazil, claiming it for Portugal. He named it "Island of the True Gross". King Manuel renamed it to the Holy Land but was renamed to Brazil, and stayed there for 10 days. He later continued his journey to India. Carbal was caught in Coith Storms Shipwrecks and fighting. Pedro Cabral sighted and named mountain Mt. Pascoal on April 22nd. He also had attack from muslin traders. When he got back to Portugal he only had four ships left. Cabral left with 13 ships. While on his journey he was to spread Christianity around where ever he went. He successfully traded his spices in Kozhikode India in early January 1501.

= ﻿A Web Address of a Map of His Trade. = []

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By: Ore' Bademosi and A'Zaryah Edwards