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Cabots Discover North America Mainland
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God Is the Navigator
Vasco Da Gama flung into the sea all the implements of their art of navigation, because he placed his hopes in God alone, who would direct them and
Demands to Turn Back
Brothers, let us strive to save ourselves from this storm, for I promise you that as soon as I can get speech with the captain-major I will require
The High Waves and the Weak Ships
The ships lay dead between the waves, lurching so heavily that they took in water on both sides; and the men made themselves fast not to fall from one
Along the African Coast
When they had finished dining, Vasco da Gama ordered Nicolas Coelho to go in his boat up the river to see if he found any village.Continuing Vasco
Terrifying Voyage Down Atlantic
All cried out to God for mercy upon their souls, for now they no longer took heed of their lives. It now seemed to Vasco da Gama that the time was
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