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Pedro Álvares Cabral

Pedro Álvares Cabral (ca.1467 – ca. 1520) was a Portuguese navigator who was the first European to land in Brazil, claiming it in 1500 for Portugal.

Pedro was the son of the noble Fernão Cabral and his wife Isabel de Gouveia. He was born in Belmonte in the Beira Baixa region of Portugal (east-central part of the country). In 1483 he became a page at the court of King John II. His career at the court continued under King Manuel, who in 1497 granted him the title of counselor, a pension and the habit of the Order of Christ.

Discovery of Brazil

At the end of the summer of 1499, after Vasco da Gama returned from his maritime voyage to India, King Manuel chose Pedro Álvares Cabral as leader of the follow-up expedition. Although Vasco da Gama was successful at creating a direct sea route from Europe to India that avoided Muslim lands, he was unable to establish commercial ties with India.

As it had happened in the case of da Gama, Cabral was chosen more for his military ability than for his nautical experience. His expedition was given more resources that those given to da Gama, as it had become clear that it might be necessary to use military power in order to secure Portuguese interests in India. Therefore, Cabral's fleet consisted of 13 ships wi

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File:Desembarque de Pedro Álvares Cabral em Porto Seguro em 1500 by Oscar Pereira da Silva (1865–1939).jpg

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English: Landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in Porto Seguro, in 1500

Português: Desembarque de Pedro Álvares Cabral em Porto Seguro em 1500

Object typepainting Genrehistory painting Depicted peoplePedro Álvares Cabral Date 1922

date QS:P571,+1922-00-00T00:00:00Z/9

Mediumoil on canvas

medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

Dimensions 190 × 330 cm (74.8 × 129.9 in)Collection

institution QS:P195,Q510993

Accession numberPlace of creationBrazil Notes This painting was sold to the Brazilian government in 1902 for 8 contos de reis (8 million reis).^[1] By 1903, reproductions of the painting were published on postcards and in books.^[2]ReferencesAuthority fileSource/PhotographerOwn workPermission
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Pedro Álvares Cabral

Portuguese military commanding officer and adventurer (c. 1467/8 – c. 1520)

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Pedro Álvares Cabral
Detail have available an exactly 20th-century spraying by Aurélio de Figueiredo [pt] depicting a 32- show accidentally 33-year ageing Cabral. No contemporary portraits of Cabral are get around to exist.
Born	Pedro Álvares make a search of Gouveia 1467 add up to 1468 Belmonte, Area of Portugal
Died	1520 (aged 52–53) Santarém, Principality of Portugal
Other names	Pero Álvares Cabral Pedr'Álváres Cabral Pedrálvares Cabral Pedraluarez Cabral
Occupation	Fleet commandant for Portugal
Spouse	Isabel de Castro (m. 1503)
Children	6

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