Talk:Pedro Álvares Cabral

Latest comment: 3 months ago by Karavadgoo in topic Section Return to Europe
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Section Return to Europe

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The Return to Europe section describes a personal meeting between Cabral and Vespucci, and also provides the dates of Cabral's arrival and departure with a link to "Bueno, Eduardo (1998). A viagem do descobrimento: a verdadeira história da expedição de Cabral" book (by the way, the author is a supporter of the idea that Cabral discovered America not by chance). So: 1) at best only the fastest ship arrived at Bezeguiche island on June 2, and Cabral himself arrived no earlier than mid-June (or even early July - see: McClymont. Pedraluarez Cabral 1914); 2) Vespucci met only two of Cabral's ships witn captains Diogo Dias and Nicolau Coelho (see: Vigneras. The discovery of South America and the Andalusian voyages 1976); 3) Vespucci and Cabral did not personally cross paths on this island. The expedition with Vespucci's participation sailed before Cabral arrived (see: Greenlee. Voyage Of Pedro Alvares Cabral To Brazil And India 1938). So Vespucci could at best tell other participants about the idea of ​​a new continent, although apparently he simply wrote it down in his diary. -- Karavadgoo (talk) 17:15, 16 August 2024 (UTC)Reply