Corte-Real brothers' Newfoundland expedition

Timeline

1. 1500Lisbon · PortugalAfter learning of Cabot's and Corte-Real's discoveries of land in the North Atlantic, Manuel I ordered Gaspar Corte-Real to sail west with two ships, seeking gold and a spice route and confirming the extent of the newly discovered lands.
2. 1500Newfoundland and Labrador · Atlantic coastThe fleet crossed the Atlantic and reached the waters off Newfoundland and Labrador, confirming the great cod fisheries and capturing several local natives (later called 'Labrador Indians') for return to Portugal; Gaspar and most of the crew subsequently went missing, with only one ship returning.
3. 1500Lisbon · PortugalReturning crew reported the discovery of land and fisheries, but the commander Gaspar's fate was unknown; his brother Miguel Corte-Real led three ships in 1502 to search for him and also vanished. Official Portuguese exploration of the North Atlantic thus slowed, though private and Spanish rivals continued to enter the fisheries.