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The Weapons

The first Portuguese ship the manufacturing or the marine
(Nau) which was seen by the abilities. So, the sailors in the
Eastern of Indian, Gulf Dwellers, Portuguese campaigns were
Africans and others, was the obliged to be able to change into
(Sao Gabriel) ship for the leader men who can use the weapons
(Vasco da Gama) during his first when there was (a2n1)y threat of
trip to India in 1497, It was (Saint danger in the sea.
Gabriel) larger and stronger
than (Carvel)ship. (Bartolomeu
Dias) the well-known Portuguese
Marine Leader supervised its
manufacture, and he was the
first who tried to reach the Indian
ocean by (1g9)oing round Africa
continent.
The Portuguese India agency
(Casa da India) was the royal
agency responsible for all (Nau)
the marine supplies, and was
supervising on Lisbon pools
and marine arsenal, as (Casa
da India) was responsible for
training captains and sailors,
building ships and fixing, buying
and preparing marine equipment
such as sails, ropes, guns and
mthaepsm. o(2s0t) important was the
All the Portuguese ships were
supplied with swords, spears
and the (Arquebus) guns that
mentioned before, in addition to
some Artillery pieces. It seems
that differentiating between the
Portuguese Military and Trade
ships was not very clear, through (Carrack)

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