Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Portuguese, cartographical toponymics, United States, New World
College
Humanities
Department
Spanish and Portuguese
Abstract
Although many individuals of varying nationalities are responsible for the eventual exploration and mapping of what is now the United States, it was the Portuguese who played the primary role in the discovery of the New World during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Portugueseborn and sponsored navigators were the first not only to explore the waters off the northeast coast of North America, but also the first to chart a route around the southern tip of South America, and eventually explore the coast of what is now California.
Recommended Citation
Moyes, Jason Y. and Lund, Dr. Christopher C.
(2014)
"The Portuguese Presence in Early Cartographical Toponymics of the United States,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 706.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/706