<Li> 1498--Vasco da Gama led the first fleet around Africa to India, arriving in Calicut . </Li> <Li> 1498--Duarte Pacheco Pereira explores the South Atlantic and the South American Coast North of the Amazon River . </Li> <Li> 1500--Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil on his way to India . </Li> <Li> 1500--Gaspar Corte - Real made his first voyage to Newfoundland, formerly known as Terras Corte - Real . </Li>

Who was mostly responsible for portugal’s exploration