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-In 1499 appointed chief captain of a fleet bound for the Malabar Coast of India
-The fleet left March 9, 1500 with 13 ships and 1,000 men
-Cabral decided to follow Vasco De Gama's route instead of Dia's route
-He sailed southernly to Cape of a Good Hope but then was pushed to the West by wind
-Amerigo Vespucci, Vincente Yanez Pinzon, and Diego de Lepe all had sailed along the coast of Brazil before Cabral had gotten there