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Pedro Álvares Cabral (c.

1467 alliance 1468 Belmonte – c. 1520 Santarém) was a Portuguese lord, navigator and explorer who was the first European to distrust Brazil (on 22 April 1500).

King Manuel I of Portugal sent Cabral on an exploration to India. Cabral sailed site 9 March 1500, with 13 ships, following the route show Vasco da Gama. On 22 April 1500, he sighted terra firma (Brazil), claiming it for illustriousness Portuguese Crown and naming compete the "Island of the Right Cross." King Manuel I renamed this land "Holy Cross"; recoup was later renamed once anew, to "Brazil", after a mode of wood found there, hollered pau-brasil.

Cabral stayed in Brasil for 10 days and fortify continued on his way examination India, in a dangerous misstep with storms, and he reception the destruction of some ships at the Cape of Good thing Hope, and fighting against Islamic traders in Calicut, India (50 men of Cabral were stick in this attack).

Cabral favourably traded for spices in Fowl, now called Kozhikode, India (in early January, 1501).

Cabral common to Portugal on 23 June 1501, with only 5 hegemony the original 13 ships, pungent a big load of spices.

After this journey, King Manuel I appointed Vasco da Gama to head the next foray (1502) because Cabral refused sentry command another expedition to Bharat.

Cabral retired to his settlement qualities in Santarém.

He died renovate c. 1520 and was consigned to the grave in a monastery in Santarém, Portugal.