Pedro Alvares Cabral, Greatest Explorer

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Throughout the world’s history exploration has been a major factor is the developments of the world, but who is the greatest explorer? One explorer that has caught my attention is explorer and navigator, Pedro Alvares Cabral. Pedro Cabral was a Portuguese man born between 1467 and 1468 in Belmonte, Portugal. He was born into “Noble Portuguese Family” (Elizabethan-era.org.uk, n.d.) and from that was able to receive proper and advanced education. Looking deeper into Pedro Alvares Cabral’s life I determine him as the best explorer ever due to multiple reasons: Cabral was a man who had the right attitude on his exploration of the world, added onto the accomplishments of past successful voyages to improve results, and also made his own findings with success of his mission. All of these are signs of how Cabral tops even more well-known explorers of time.
In long and dangerous voyages across the world the emotions that you portray have major effects on the results of events. Pedro Alvares Cabral was one man who had control over his attitude and in return it factored into his journey becoming a success. An example that proves this argument is it is said that Cabral was an explorer who “made a special effort to treat inhabitants kindly, receiving them on board his caravel” (Britannica.com, n.d.) That quote was pulled out in context referring to Cabral turning people to his side in Brazil and having them accompany him on his voyage as help. With this kind of display of emotions that Cabral showed he was able to accomplish something other more forceful explorers couldn’t, free extra aide. Along with that event, Cabral was also able to show his deep mental strength in the form of anger and vengeance. On his journey, Cabral and his men wer...

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... while still fulfilling his requirements given to him. In addition to that, Cabral was also capable of finding land that was not yet touched by other explorers before him and was able to claim it for Portugal to rule as its own. Factoring everything together, it is obvious that Pedro Alvares Cabral surpasses and outclasses all other explorers due to his great mind, excellent job completion, and added findings from his time spent away from Portugal.

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