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Portuguese sailors were trying to find a better, less expensive route to Asia, one of their trading partners, and they were also interested in going to Africa in the hopes of finding more trading partners or more resources, or both.

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to find a route to India to get more riches and establish a trade route

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they wanted to find a new route to the far east

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Q: Why did portuguese navigators explore the African coastline during the late 1400s?
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