the portuguese explorer pedro álvars cabral accidentally made landfall in brazil.
the portuguese explorer pedro álvars cabral accidentally made landfall in brazil.
where did the portuguese explorer pedro álvars cabral accidentally make landfall?
brazil
in brazil, columbus day is not celebrated. instead, the country celebrates the arrival on the coast of present-day brazil of the fleet led by portuguese explorer pedro álvares cabral on april 22, 1500. this date is known in brazil as "o descobrimento do brasil" (the discovery of brazil). the date began to be celebrated after the country's independence from portugal, when brazilian emperor pedro ii instituted the date as part of a plan to foster a sense of nationalism among brazil's diverse citizenry—giving them a common identity and history as residents of a unique portuguese-speaking empire surrounded by hispanic republics of the americas. the discovery of brazil was originally celebrated on may 3, but scholars in the nineteen century found definitive evidence proving april 22 to be the actual date of the arrival of cabral's fleet on south american shores. in 2000, the government of brazil used the date to celebrate 500 years of the existence of the country. the festivities, however, were met with protests by indigenous peoples who claimed it marked 500 years of genocide of indigenous brazilians.
columbus day
in 1498 portuguese explorer vasco da gama landed at calicut. da gama also visited cannanore.in 1500 another portuguese explorer pedro alvares cabral reached calicut. there were franciscan missionaries with cabral. he fell out with the zamorin of calicut. cabral went to cochin and was received by the ruler of cochin. "in 1501 portuguese explorer cabral aligned with the raja of cannanore and set up a factory in cannanore" "he brought with him a franciscan friar louis do salvador to cannanore" "since then there has been a portuguese chapel in cannanore" this church was named "nossa senhora de vitoria". that is where the present holy trinity church cathedral stands. "that very same year another portuguese explorer joao da nova established a second factory at cannanore" "he brought with him four franciscans, two each for cochin&cannanore." the portuguese viceroy francisco de almeida built the famous st. angelo fort in kannur and along with it he got ready st. james chapel inside the fort in the year 1505. in 1508 cannanore boasted a fort, a hospital, two churches, warehouses and a powder factory. the two churches were the "nossa senhora de vitoria" (the place where the present holy trinity cathedral burnassery stands) and st. james chapel inside the fort st. angelo.
places of worship in kannur district