<P> One of the sailors , Bartolomeu Dias passed the southernmost point of Africa known as the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 . He declared it possible to travel to India by going around Africa . The Portuguese were then able to make an immense profit by using their own ships to retrieve the spices . </P>
<P> One of the sailors , Bartolomeu Dias passed the southernmost point of Africa known as the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 . He declared it possible to travel to India by going around Africa . The Portuguese were then able to make an immense profit by using their own ships to retrieve the spices . </P>
who sailed to india and returned with spices
who sailed to india and returned with spices
The Portuguese
The Portuguese