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His inspiration outlived him. In 1488 [[Bartholomew Diaz]] rounded Cape of Good Hope, and about ten years later [[Vasco de Gama]] reached India.
His inspiration outlived him. In 1488 [[Bartholomew Diaz]] rounded Cape of Good Hope, and about ten years later [[Vasco de Gama]] reached India.
He based himself at Sagres on the southwest tip of Portugal where he built a naval arsenal and observatory. He brought in experts from [[Europe]] and beyond, [[Arab]]s and [[Jew]]s; mathematicians and geographers, ship builders and cartographers. His captains went to sea with the best ships of the era, and with as much knowledge as was available.
He based himself at Sagres on the southwest tip of Portugal where he built a naval arsenal and observatory. He brought in experts from [[Europe]] and beyond, [[Arab]]s and [[Jew]]s; mathematicians and geographers, [[ship]] builders and cartographers. His captains went to sea with the best ships of the era, and with as much knowledge as was available.
It is to the shame of a later hero of the Age of Discovery that [[Francis Drake]], in 1587, destroyed Sagres, and all in it, in a senseless act of vandalism.
It is to the shame of a later hero of the Age of Discovery that [[Francis Drake]], in 1587, destroyed Sagres, and all in it, in a senseless act of vandalism.