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第六章 Age of Discovery 航海时代 (第11/46页)
ca or Asia the Caribbean islanders had little to trade with the Spanish ships. The islands thus became the focus of colonization efforts. It was not until the continent itself was explored that Spain found the wealth it had sought. ??2.Gama’s route to India 达迦马的印度航线 ??Protected from direct Spanish competition by the treaty of Tordesillas, Portuguese eastward exploration and colonization continued apace. Twice, in 1485 and 1488, Portugal officially rejected Christopher Columbus’s idea of reaching India by sailing westwards. King John II of Portugal’s experts rejected it, for they held the opinion that Columbus’s estimation of a travel distance of 2,400 miles (3,860 km) was under
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