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		CADAMOSTO (or CA DA MosTO), ALVISE (1432-1477), a Venetian explorer, navigator and writer, celebrated for his voyages in the Portuguese service to West Africa.
		Cadamosto expressly refers to the chart he kept of this voyage.
		It may be noted that Antonio Uso di Mare (Antoniotto Ususmaris), the Genoese, wrote his famous letter of the 12th of December 1455 (purporting to record a meeting with the last surviving descendant of the Genoese-Indian expedition of 1291, at or near the Gambia), after accompanying.
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	Alvise da Cadamosto Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Alvise da Cadamosto sailed aboard Venetian galleys to North Africa, Crete, Alexandria, and Flanders between 1445 and 1452.
		In the estuary of the Gambia, Cadamosto sketched the Southern Cross, and he referred to the height of the Pole Star as a fraction of a lance-length above the skyline; this notation suggests that navigators were not yet measuring latitude in degrees.
		Cadamosto's narrative, which was first published in 1507, gave valuable information about the caravan routes of the interior, from Mali via Ouadane to Morocco, from Mali via Timbuktu to Gao eastward, and from Timbuktu via Taghaza to Morocco and Tunis, and also described the trade, especially in gold and salt.
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	Luigi da Cadamosto - Encyclopedia.com
		Cadamosto, Luigi da, 1432?-1488, Venetian navigator in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal.
		He seems to have entered Portuguese service in 1454, and he left a record of a voyage in 1455 that is valuable for the information it gives concerning Portuguese activity in the Canary Islands.
		In 1456 or 1457, Cadamosto reached the Cape Verde Islands, but the question of discovery of the islands is not settled.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Cadamost.html (159 words)

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		Alvise Cadamosto or Alvide da Ca' da Mosto, also known in Portuguese as LuÃs Cadamosto (Venice, ca.
		In the service of the Portuguese crown, Cadamosto explored the Atlantic coast of Africa and discovered several islands of the Cape Verde archipelago between 1455 and 1456.
		On the second voyage, in 1456, Cadamosto became the first European to reach the Cape Verde Islands.
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	CADAMOSTO - LoveToKnow Article on CADAMOSTO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		(or CA DA MosTo), ALVISE (1432-1477), a Venetian explorer, navigator and writer, celebrated for his voyages in the Portuguese service to West Africa.
		beyond the river, are next treated with equal wealth of interesting detail, and Cadamosto thence proceeded towards the Gambia, which he ascended some distance (here also examining races, manners and customs with minute attention), but found the natives extremely hostile, and so returned direct to Portugal.
		Cadamosto expressly refers to the chart he kept of this voyage.
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	Articles - Alvise Cadamosto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Alvise Cadamosto (Ca' da Mosto, also known in Portuguese as LuÃs Cadamosto) (Venice, 1432 - Venice, July 18, 1488) Venetian sea captain and explorer, hired by the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator.
		On the second voyage, in 1456, Cadamosto became the first European to reach the Cape Verde Islands.
		Cadamosto documents his voyages, which can be found in the Hakluyt Society's "The Voyages of Cadamosto." Series II Vol.
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	Alvise Cadamosto Summary
		Cadamosto (sometimes rendered as Ca' da Mosto), sailed under the Portuguese flag at the behest of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460).
		Alvise Cadamosto (Ca' da Mosto, also known in Portuguese as Luís Cadamosto) (Venice, 1432 - Venice, July 18 1488), pron.
		Cadamosto documents his voyages, which can be found in the Hakluyt Society's "The Voyages of Cadamosto." Series II Vol.
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		In 1457 the Venetian navigator Alvise Ca' da Mosto (Cadamosto), envoy of the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator, reconnoitred the harbour.
		Alvise Mocenigo I was the elected Doge of the Venetian republic between 1570-1577.
		Alvise was the son of Antonio, and was educated by his uncle Bartolomeo.
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	Explorers - C - EnchantedLearning.com
		Alvise da Cadamosto (1432?-1511?) was a Venetian (from Venice, Italy) navigator and merchant who sailed for Prince Henry of Portugal.
		Cadamosto claimed to have discovered the Cape Verde Islands, but this is uncertain.
		Cadamosto published a detailed account of his explorations in 1507.
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		Alvise Cadamosto Ca da Mosto Venice, 1432 - Venice, July 18 1488 Venice Venetian see captain and exploration explorer, hired by the Portugal Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator.
		In the service of the Portuguese crown, Cadamosto explored the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic coast of Africa and discovered several islands of the Cape Verde archipelago between 1455 and 1456.
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		From 1444 to 1446, as many as forty vessels sailed from Lagos on Henry's behalf, and the first private mercantile expeditions began.
		Alvise Cadamosto explored the Atlantic coast of Africa and discovered several islands of the Cape Verde archipelago between 1455 and 1456.
		By 1462, the Portuguese had explored the coast of Africa as far as present-day nation Sierra Leone.
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	Revista Politéia
		The images reproduced on vases, dating to the 6th century B.C. are explored, and this text highlights the mannerisms adopted by Laconian vase painters to illustrate certain passages of Homeric or Heraclean mythology, which reinforced the principles of conduct that identify the Spartan elite.
		O testemunho de Cadamosto sobre aquele encontro singular entre europeus e africanos constitui uma fonte ímpar para a investigação histórica e etnográfica.
		Alvise Cadamosto's witnessing of this most singular encounter between Europeans and Africans constitutes an incomparable resource for historical and ethnographical investigation.
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	Humanarchives.org :: Alvise Cadamosto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Alvise Cadamosto __ "Venetian explorer, navigator and writer...
		CADAMOSTO, ALVISE DA Alvise da Cadamosto (1432?-1511?) was a Venetian (from Venice, Italy) navigator and merchant who sailed for Prince Henry of Portugal.
		Alvise da Cadamosto : Many years later, in 1455, Prince Henry sent the Venetian (from Venice, Italy) navigator Alvise da Cadamosto (1432?-1511?) on two expeditions.
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	Alvise da Cadamosto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Alvise da Cadamosto, The Portuguese in West Africa (1455-1456)
		Later, in 1487, when the Portuguese were endeavouring to penetrate the interior they attempted to establish a trading factory at Wadan which acted as a feeder to Arguim, tapping the north-bound caravan traffic and diverting some of it to the west coast.
		Source: Alvise da Cadamosto, "Description of Capo Bianco and the Islands Nearest to It," in J. Parry, European Reconnaissance: Selected Documents (New York: Walker, 1968), 59-61.
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	henry
		In 1455 Prince Henry sent the Venetian navigator alvise da Cadamosto on two expeditions.
		Cadamosto reached the mouth of the Gambia River.
		He discovered Africa, slaves, China, Asia, Cape Bojador, Cape Blanco was passed and the bay of Arguim was explored.
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	Explorers - C - EnchantedLearning.com
		Alvise da Cadamosto (1432?-1511?) was a Venetian (from Venice, Italy) navigator and merchant who sailed for Prince Henry of Portugal.
		Cadamosto claimed to have discovered the Cape Verde Islands, but this is uncertain.
		Cadamosto published a detailed account of his explorations in 1507.
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	THE ARCHIPELAGO OF MADEIRA IN THE XV-CENTURY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Whilst Barros' text can be considered merely a secondary source in clarifying the question with which we are concerned, the same cannot be said of the account of Alvise Cadamosto who lived in Portugal during the mid-XV-century and, with the indispensable authorisation of D. Henrique, undertook business voyages to lands in Africa.
		In the mid-century, according to Cadamosto, the island was proelucing 3,000 moios of wheat [I moio = c.
		Cadamosto was astonished with their rapid growth when he visited Madeira in the mid-XV-century, observing that the island 'had excellent wines and, bearing in mind that the island has only been inhabited for a short while, there is such a remarkable amount that it is enough not only for the inhabitants but for considerable exports'.
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		Venetian explorer Alvise da Cadamosto helped the Portuguese considerably by charting coastal Senegal and Gambia for them in two voyages.
		Later, in 1487, when the Portuguese were endeavouring to penetrate the interior they attempted to establish a trading factory at Wadan which acted as a feeder to Arguim, tapping the north-bound caravan traffic and diverting some of it to the west coast.
		Source: Alvise da Cadamosto, "Description of Capo Bianco and the Islands Nearest to It," in J. Parry, European Reconnaissance: Selected Documents (New York: Walker, 1968), 59-61.
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		The first is used as a shelter for whaling and fishing vessels, and as pasturage for cattle; the second has supplied much guano for export.
		History.—The earliest known discovery of the islands was made in 1456 by the Venetian captain Alvise Cadamosto (q.v.), who had entered the service of Prince Henry the Navigator.
		The archipelago was granted by King Alphonso V. of Portugal to his brother, Prince Ferdinand, whose agents completed the work of discovery.
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	Discoverers Web: The coast of Africa
		The Venetian Alvise da Cadamosto, who was allowed to take part in this trade, gave a description of West Africa in this period.
		While travelling to the Gambia is swept into open sea, and might have discovered the Cape Verdian Islands.
		Cadamosto did not make any important discoveries, except perhaps the Cape Verdian Islands, but is known because he wrote an account of his travels, which is the main source about the Portuguese trade in West Africa in the mid-fifteenth century.
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	The Sahara
		But the Venetian navigator Alvise Cadamosto, travelling in western Africa in 1454 A.D., saw the silent trade being practiced exactly as described by Herodotus.
		It is significant that Cadamosto mentions this fact in relation to his stop at Arguin which was the port that at that time had replaced Kerne.
		The Voyages of Cadamosto, (The Hakluyt Society: London, 1937), pp.
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	WEST AFRICA & THE SEA IN ANTIQUITY
		Columbus plus Cadamosto (Italian working for Portugal) were seen to have felt that Guinea Africans were the best swimmers in the world and Barbot says just this of the Senegalese.
		Cadamosto encountered massive canoes at the mouth of the River Gambia that sound galley-like.
		Cadamosto reported that they only fired their missiles at the Portugese ships of Cadamosto’s fleet at a given signal when they fired them in unison at the ships.
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	Explorers of Africa - EnchantedLearning.com
		After this journey, King Manuel appointed Vasco da Gama to head the next expedition, and Cabral retired.
		James Cook (October 27, 1728- February 14, 1779) was a British explorer and astronomer who went on many expeditions to the Pacific Ocean, Antarctic, Arctic, and around the world.
		Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships sailed to the Madeira Islands (1420), rounded Cape Bojador (Eannes, 1434), sailed to Cape Blanc (1441), sailed around Cap Vert (1455), and went as far as the Gambia River (Cadamosto, 1456) and Cape Palmas (Gomes, 1459-1460).
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	Prince Henry the Navigator - EnchantedLearning.com
		Thanks to Prince Henry's patronage, Portuguese ships sailed to the Madeira Islands (Joao Goncalves Zarco, 1420), rounded Cape Bojador (Eannes, 1434), sailed to Cape Blanc (Nuno Tristao, 1441), sailed around Cap Vert (1455), and went as far as the Gambia River (Cadamosto, 1456) and Cape Palmas (Gomes, 1459-1460).
		Alvise da Cadamosto: Many years later, in 1455, Prince Henry sent the Venetian (from Venice, Italy) navigator Alvise da Cadamosto (1432?-1511?) on two expeditions.
		Cadamosto claimed to have discovered the Cape Verde Islands, but it is uncertain if he was the first one there.
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		The occasion provoking this explanation is interesting because Cadamosto tells how the African man seized was taken back to Lisbon, where eventually they found an African woman who spoke his l anguage, though her own was different.
		The negotiations in which these interpreters were involved could be perilous.
		The previous occasion cited involved taking lots to choose the interpreter who would negotiat e, Cadamosto implying potential advantage for the interpreter, who was working toward gaining freedom.
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	Vivarini, Alvise -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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		The first Europeans appeared in the region in the mid-1400s, when Prince Henry of Portugal sent Venetian navigator Alvise Cadamosto to explore the region.
		Trading stations were soon established, though the Portuguese did not set up permanent colonies.
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	descubrimientos: Enrique El Navegante
		Casi coincidiendo con el documento papal aparece por Lisboa un aventurero veneciano llamado Alvise Cadamosto.
		Llegado a un acuerdo con las autoridades portuguesas (1455), sale en una expedición que comanda oficialmente Vicente Días, aunque no cabe duda de que Cadamosto era el que encabezaba la aventura.
		Después de tocar en Madera, parte hacia las Canarias cuya exploración había sido pactada con Don Enrique, y más tarde se dirigen a las costas del continente y navegan por las de Senegal y Gambia.
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