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Cadamosto

Alvise Cadamosto was a 15th century Venetian sea captain, hired by the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. In the service of the Portuguese crown, Cadamosto explored the Atlantic coast of Africa and discovered several islands of Cape Verde archipelago between 1455 and 1456.

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