Editing Gaspar Corte-Real (section)

==Careers==
In 1498, King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] took an interest in western exploration, likely believing that the lands recently discovered by [[John Cabot]] (the coast of North America) were within the realm of Portuguese control under the [[Treaty of Tordesillas]]. Corte-Real was one of several explorers to sail west on behalf of [[Portugal]].<ref name="DCB">{{cite DCB |first=L.-A. |last=Vigneras |title=Corte-Real, Gaspar |volume=1 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/corte_real_gaspar_1E.html}}</ref>

In 1500, Corte-Real reached [[Greenland]], believing it to be [[east Asia]] (as [[Christopher Columbus]] had regarded the [[New World]]), but was unable to land. He set out on a second voyage in 1501, taking three [[caravel]]s. The expedition was again prevented from landing at Greenland due to frozen seas. They changed course, and landed in a country of large rivers, pine trees, and berries, believed to be [[Labrador]]. There it is believed they captured 57 [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous people]], who were taken back to Portugal to be sold into [[Slavery in Portugal|slavery]] to assist in financing the voyage.<ref name="The Telegram">{{cite web |last1=McLeod |first1=James |title=N.L. indigenous leaders say Corte-Real statue is an insulting relic |url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/nl-indigenous-leaders-say-corte-real-statue-is-an-insulting-relic-25739/ |website=The Telegram |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref> Two of the expedition's three ships made the return trip to Portugal, but the ship carrying Corte-Real was lost.<ref name="DCB" />

Nothing more was heard of Gaspar Corte-Real after 1501. His brother [[Miguel Corte-Real|Miguel]] attempted to find him in 1502, but he too got lost.<ref name="DCB-Miguel">{{cite DCB |first=L.-A. |last=Vigneras |title=Corte-Real, Miguel |volume=1 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/corte_real_miguel_1E.html}}</ref>
[[File:Gaspar Côrte-Real - Padrão dos Descobrimentos.png|170px|left|thumb|Statue of Gaspar Corte-Real in the [[Padrão dos Descobrimentos|Monument of the Discoveries]], in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]].]]