king manuel i sponsored the first portuguese fleets to explore the west coast of africa.
king manuel i sponsored the first portuguese fleets to explore the west coast of africa.
who sponsored the first portuguese fleets to explore the west coast of africa?
king manuel i
one of the more exhaustive chronologies, at least up to 1640, was compiled by manuel de faria e sousa in his "ásia portugueza" (part iii, end of volume), published posthumously in 1675. faria e sousa includes not only the india armadas, but all the portuguese fleets from 1412, including those dispatched to africa under prince henry the navigator.
portuguese india armadas
bullet::::- central pacific area fleet









































bullet::::- china area fleet, tasked with guarding the chinese coastal area, had the same organizational level as the combined fleet









































bullet::::- northeast area fleet









































bullet::::- southeast area fleet









































section::::japanese fleets.:modern day.









































bullet::::- self defense fleet, the main combatant component of the japan maritime self-defense force.









































section::::portuguese fleets.









































bullet::::- portuguese 1807 fleet









































bullet::::- portuguese navy









































section::::russian or soviet fleets.









































section::::russian or soviet fleets.:active fleets.









































bullet::::- baltic fleet









































bullet::::- black sea fleet









































bullet::::- caspian flotilla









































bullet::::- russian northern fleet









































bullet::::- pacific ocean fleet (russia)









































section::::russian or soviet fleets.:inactive fleets, soviet and russian.









































bullet::::- amur military flotilla
list of fleets