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...was an important figure in 15th-century Portuguese politics and in the early days of the Portuguese Empire.
Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discoveries.
Under his direction, a new and much lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which could sail further and faster,
and, above all, was highly maneuverable and could sail much nearer the wind, or into the wind