Maritime expansion: 

• Mediterranean

  • experienced mariners and ship builders

• Africa

  • Portuguese, 1460: 1500 miles of coast

• The Atlantic

  • Castille: Canaries, 1402 (nominal), 1478, 1482, 1493 (effective)
  • Portugal: Madeira, Azores, Cape Verde

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