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The Welcome to a history of Europe, Key Battles, the Battle of Dew of 1509, and the Portuguese voyages of exploration.

Part 1 of 4 At the turn of the year 1488, a Portuguese fleet led by the sea captain Bartolome Diaz passed the Cape of Good Hope at the extreme southern end of the continent of Africa.

It was a moment of huge historical importance. There were the first Europeans to make the journey all the way around Africa,

opening the first chapter in the conquest by European nations

of the trade of the Indian Ocean.

In an astonishingly short period of time, the Portuguese

and in other Europeans built vast new trading empires,

whose profits were used to expand their power and influence across the globe.

There is a misconception that long-distance sea trade only began at this time.

But by the time Bartolomadeus arrived, communities across Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean had already been exchanging their wares for thousands of years,

and a vast network driven by the monsoon winds of the Indian Ocean.

Two thousand years ago, for example, the trade network connected places as far-flung as China,

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