Pedro Álvares Cabral's 1500 Brazil voyage and immediate follow-ups (1500–1505)

1. Cabral’s India-bound armada departs Lisbon

   Mar 9, 1500Labels: 2nd India, Lisbon Departure

   • Britannica
   • Cabral Wiki

2. Cabral’s fleet sights the Brazilian coast

   Apr 22, 1500Labels: Monte Pascoal, Brazil Coast

   • Cabral Wiki
   • History Today

3. First Mass celebrated on the Brazilian shore

   Apr 26, 1500Labels: Henrique de, First Mass

   • First Mass
   • Coimbra Wiki

4. Pêro Vaz de Caminha completes discovery report

   May 1, 1500Labels: P ro, Porto Seguro

   • UNESCO
   • EADA

5. A ship returns to Portugal with news

   May 1, 1500Labels: Return Ship, Royal Dispatch

   • UNESCO
   • Caminha Wiki

6. Cabral’s fleet departs Brazil for the Cape

   May 2, 1500Labels: Cabral Fleet, Atlantic Departure

   • Cabral Wiki
   • Caminha Wiki

7. Storm in the South Atlantic destroys four ships

   May 23, 1500Labels: Storm Losses, Bartolomeu Dias

   • Cabral Wiki
   • Britannica

8. Cabral reaches Calicut and opens a factory

   Sep 13, 1500Labels: Calicut Factory, Zamorin

   • Britannica
   • 2nd Armada

9. Calicut factory attacked; dozens of Portuguese killed

   Dec 16, 1500Labels: Calicut Attack, Portuguese Casualties

   • Cabral Wiki
   • EVE Chron

10. Cabral retaliates by seizing ships and bombarding Calicut

    Dec 18, 1500Labels: Bombardment of, Seized Ships

    • 2nd Armada
    • Britannica

11. Cabral arrives at Cochin and forges an alliance

    Dec 24, 1500Labels: Cochin Alliance, Cochi Ruler

    • 2nd Armada
    • Zamorin

12. Cabral begins return voyage to Portugal

    Jan 16, 1501Labels: Homeward Voyage, Spice Cargo

    • Britannica
    • 2nd Armada

13. Coelho–Vespucci expedition sails to survey Brazil

    May 10, 1501Labels: Coelho Expedition, Amerigo Vespucci

    • Coelho Wiki
    • Vespucci Wiki

14. Cabral reaches Portugal after the expedition

    Jun 23, 1501Labels: Cabral Return, Tagus Arrival

    • Britannica
    • Cabral Wiki

15. Coelho’s expedition makes landfall on Brazil’s coast

    Aug 17, 1501Labels: Coelho Landfall, Brazil Reconnaissance

    • Coelho Wiki
    • Vespucci Wiki

16. Guanabara Bay is named “Rio de Janeiro”

    Jan 1, 1502Labels: Guanabara Bay, Rio de

    • Coelho Wiki
    • India Armadas

17. Cantino planisphere records Brazil on a secretive chart

    Jan 1, 1502Labels: Cantino Planisphere, Portuguese Map

    • NatGeo
    • Cantino Wiki

18. Crown grants Loronha a Brazilwood monopoly charter

    Sep 1, 1502Labels: Fern o, Brazilwood Monopoly

    • Loronha Wiki

19. Portuguese name changes to “Terra de Santa Cruz”

    Jan 1, 1503Labels: Terra de, Ilha de

    • Vera Cruz

20. Coelho’s second expedition departs under Loronha’s consortium

    May 10, 1503Labels: Coelho Second, Loronha Consortium

    • Loronha Wiki
    • Coelho Wiki

21. Expedition sights Fernando de Noronha (St. Lawrence)

    Aug 10, 1503Labels: Fernando de, St Lawrence

    • Coelho Wiki
    • Noronha Wiki

22. Royal charter grants São João island to Loronha

    Jan 16, 1504Labels: S o, Royal Charter

    • Noronha Wiki

23. Coelho–Vespucci expedition returns to Lisbon

    Jun 28, 1504Labels: Coelho Return, Feitoria Activity

    • Coelho Wiki
    • Loronha Wiki

24. Loronha’s charter renewed on revised terms (reported)

    Jan 1, 1505Labels: Loronha Charter, Charter Renewal

    • Loronha Wiki
    • Atlas Heritage