Gaspar Corte-Real

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf explorer
gptkbp:associatedWith the Age of Discovery
the discovery of new territories
the_expansion_of_the_Portuguese_Empire
gptkbp:born c. 1450
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:John_Cabot
gptkbp:contributedTo mapping_of_the_North_Atlantic
gptkbp:culturalImpact in_Portuguese_maritime_history
gptkbp:died c. 1501
gptkbp:discontinued lost at sea
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:North_America
economic interests
navigation and mapping
late 15th century
finding a northwest passage
on indigenous populations
increased_knowledge_of_North_Atlantic_geography
gptkbp:father gptkb:João_Corte-Real
gptkb:Gaspar_Corte-Real_Jr.
gptkbp:firstMatch 1499 voyage to the New World
gptkbp:historicalContext European_exploration_and_colonization
gptkbp:historicalFigures in_the_context_of_the_Age_of_Exploration
gptkbp:historicalLegacy in the context of exploration history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance as a pioneer of exploration.
early_European_exploration_of_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaspar Corte-Real
gptkbp:influenced later cartographers
gptkbp:influencedBy the_maritime_traditions_of_Portugal
gptkbp:influenceOn subsequent maritime exploration
gptkbp:inspiredBy the_voyages_of_Christopher_Columbus
gptkbp:knownFor claiming_land_for_Portugal
gptkbp:legacy influenced later explorers
gptkbp:nationality Portuguese
gptkbp:notableEvent first European to explore parts of Canada
mapping_parts_of_the_North_American_coast
gptkbp:notableFor exploration_of_Newfoundland
gptkbp:occupation navigator
gptkbp:relatedTo the search for new trade routes
the Corte-Real family
the_Treaty_of_Tordesillas
gptkbp:scenicViews 1498 expedition to North America
gptkbp:succeededBy his_brother_Miguel_Corte-Real