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WITCHER [35]
3 years ago
9

Why did Portuguese sailors go around the southern tip of Africa in 1488?

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Minchanka [31]3 years ago
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Answer:

Why did Portuguese sailors go around the southern tip of Africa in 1488?

Explanation:

lemme know if u want shorter. Very little is known of his early life. King John II of Portugal appointed him, on 10 October 1486, to head an expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa in the hope of finding a trade route to India

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