Caravel Boa Esperança " good hope"

The Latin caravel used by the Portuguese in the discovery of the Atlantic and also known as the Prince or caravel caravel of Discovery - the vessel that is still shrouded in some mystery - was, in the opinion of Roger d'Oliveira, the true discoverer of the oceans .

 

In the opinion of Alberto Iria, the Algarve is that Prince Henry comes to find "the best boats for their shipping companies - the caravels, the more differentiated and sailboats, the lighter and faster throughout the Lusitanian coast.

 

The historian also evidence that "the caravels, ships as typical and unique at the time of the Discoveries of Henry Henry led, of course, a deliberate and gradual improvement, adjustment and adaptation of the primitive vessels fishing the high seas with this name, lateen, moreover, of Moorish origin and remote now used as craft facilities, pre Algarve -Henrian - the so-called caravels Pescarese or caravels of fish, of which Lagos has always been the main port, in this initial cycle of Portuguese expansion.

 

According to the author, these unique vessels have appeared in the Algarve Portuguese in the second half of the thirteenth century, where men of Alfonso III were to find "other places of coastal and ocean vessels, other than those that brought the North", including ports, air-Tarf-Rihana or Areif (Tip Arrifana) Xacraxe (Sagres), Az-Halc zavia or Kezzaviat (Lagos), Albur (Alvor), Xalab, Xelb, or Chelb Silber (Silves), Alvafere ( Albufeira), Ukusunuba or Exubana (Ossónoba, Faro), Tabira (Tavira), Kastallat Darrag, or Castalia Castalia (Cacela), Marsa Hasin (Castro Marim) and Alcuntixim (Albufeira).

 

The archaic Algarve Portuguese caravel, the infant improved and adapted to their cause discoverer, would, therefore, derived from the Carib or carav of spinnaker Latin Algarve Muslim. The fact remains - said James Courtier - only in the fifteenth century is tuned and characterized the type of the caravel and perfected the art of tacking, without which it would be possible for the infant caravel hold their discoveries in high-speed vessels and easy to maneuver with a special ability to navigate the wind and girded to recognize the coasts and river mouths along the African coast.

 

"Before, however, to initiate these discoveries, the caravels (...) Algarve marked, then, quite different, and stark contrast to the outgoing barinas yards of northern and central coastal. Indeed, "the Prince has been found in the Algarve, especially, the boat sailer more suited to their cause discoverer - the caravel, once perfected, improved and adapted."

 

But "nothing more grateful and could be attractive to the practicality of D. Henry, what you find in the Algarve, and in fact found there, these ships better and better and that experienced people to know the man and compasses, "that Gomes Eanes de Zurara already realized then:

 

"The whole Algarue lies on the sea coast ouçiano [and] the mayor of his seruemtia he in naui - the carauellas of Algarue. [The residents of the Algarve], the mayor sam party audaces men, and especially strong on sea. [And the inhabitants of Lagos], communally sam homees honorable, and is working to seer in good things, especially in pelleja sea because its muyto villa lies on the coast. "

 

Alberto Iria points to "deliberate and intentional choice of the Algarve, the region chosen for the Prince, and in particular the town of Lagos, to the core of their expansion. (...) If Lagos was thus the main port of such an activity finder, Sagres, already undisputed Vila do Infante, was the inspiration, dreams and the brain of all the brilliant company of Prince Henry.

 

The historian maintains that the thesis that the caravels of Algarve, in particular the caravels of Lagos (...) were the ones that, at least in this initial cycle of the discoveries that have contributed most, perhaps, to the epic discoverer of the Infant " .

 

The CARAVELA "GOOD HOPE

 

The "Good Hope" is as close a replica as possible of one of those caravels of Discovery, created by specialists in wooden shipbuilding, according to the known rules of shipbuilding at the time, but taking into account the modern requirements safety and comfort.

 

The caravel "Good Hope" sports in their lateen the symbol of the Cross of Christ, in honor of the Order of Christ, of which Prince Henry was mayor and governor, and which had its first headquarters in the Algarve town of Castro Marim. In the main mast, the "Good Hope" will always take the weapons of Infante de Sagres.

 

Originally built for the Portuguese Association of Sail Training (APORVELA) and was lowered into the water on April 28, 1990, when it started its ocean voyages, the caravel "Good Hope" was designed to allow training at sea and Sailing especially young people, to participate in trials and other nautical events and the investigation of the behavior and operation of the old caravels.

 

Since then, he has traveled about 75 000 miles on visits to ports of northern Europe and the Mediterranean. In 1992, he presided over the completion of the Great Race of the North Atlantic to commemorate the 5th. Centenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.

 

He participated in major sailing regattas of the "Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races - Lisbon Sail 1992", "Prince Henry Memorial - Port 1994" and "Vasco da Gama Memorial in 1998 and received a regular program of school visits, involving thousands of people, in collaboration with the National Commission for the Commemoration of the Discovery.

 

There was an association-wide race in Portugal the "Course de l'Europe" and the scale in Vilamoura in the Algarve, the race "The Times Clipper 2000 Race Around The World." He became undeniable role in the "Festival of the Sea 2000" and the celebrations of "Crossing Goals, events in the region of the Algarve Tourism.

 

In 2002, the caravel went to London for the celebrations of the Discoveries and the Day of Portugal (10 June) while integrating the Commemoration of the Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II. Later that year, and in the context of the celebrations of the anniversary of the death of Prince Henry, "Good Hope" took a trip to Ceuta that was supported by the historian Professor José Hermano Saraiva, who revived the early Portuguese expansion and taking the square in North Africa in 1415 by an armada led by the infant.

 

In 2004, the caravel come close to 2000 nautical miles in about two dozen and a half of travel. On visits to the Cais da Ribeira, Oporto, and more recently to the Port of Delights, in Seville, quickly became the center of attention these actions to promote the Algarve.

 

Participation in animation events in the region has also attracted a visit from famous figures, among the very general public. Were cases of "Euro 2004", the "Race of the Ports of Discovery" - who called the Lagos Palos de la Frontera - and the "Festival of the Discoveries" of Lagos.

 

In 2005, the "Good Hope" has spent over 430 hours to travel about 2,600 nautical miles, the number of trips similar to the previous year. The French city of Saint-Tropez was then part of the itinerary of the caravel. That same year, the crew had the honor of sailing in honor of President of the Republic, during a visit to the Fortress of Sagres. The end of the year was marked by a historical reconstruction in Lagos, during the passage through the Algarve legendary rally "Dakar".

 

The two thousand nautical miles back to be resolved in 2006, when the caravel sailed to Madeira. The trip was preceded by a historical scenario that recreated the dismissal of Prince Henry at the beginning of the journey that led to the discovery of the island by browsers Tristan Vaz Teixeira and João Gonçalves Zarco. Ceuta, again, and Gibraltar were other destinations where he left his unmistakable mark.

 

The dream of a group of young Portuguese and Spanish explorers who carried out the "Iberian route" was fulfilled in 2007 aboard the "Good Hope", a lively journey to Seville. In a year that come close to a thousand nautical miles in 35 trips, the caravel was associated, so the celebration of cartographic and geographical discoveries of browsers for five centuries.

 

In the first half of 2008, and over two thousand nautical miles later, the caravel "Good Hope" has not gone unnoticed in the French resort of Cannes, where he represented the Algarve in the largest film festival in the world.

 

Serving the Algarve, the "Good Hope" has provided guided tours on board the groups and foreign tourists, trips to school groups, press visits, documentary footage and forged close links with the Portuguese Communities Abroad, always with the distribution of information materials on the Age of Discovery.

 

Anchored in Marina de Lagos, from 16 June 2001 the caravel "Good Hope" projects the culture and history of the Algarve in the world, taking on the role played by the region in the Portuguese Discoveries

 

English

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos,_Portugal

 

Lagos is a city and a municipality at the mouth of the river Bensafrim and along the Atlantic Ocean,in the region of Algarve, in Algarve's Barlavento (windward), Southern Portugal[1].

The municipality has a total population of 27,041 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of approximately 18,000. It is a historic (Portuguese Discoveries) and touristic city (beaches).The majority of the population lives along the coastal line and works in tourism and services. The inland region in sparsely inhabited, with the majority of the people working in agriculture and forestry.

Lagos is located approximately 35 kilometers east of Sagres Point. To the north of Lagos is the road to Silves, the first capital of Algarve, which has a Moorish castle, Monchique (spa town/mountain), Milfontes, a coastal town and port/harbour of the city of Sines, that winds through the scenic protected landscape of the Southwest Natural Park (Costa Sudoeste Alentejana e Vicentina).

Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2,000 years of history. The name Lagos has a Celtic origin and is derived from the word Lacobriga. Lagos first became a settlement of the Carthaginians, who recruited Celtic tribesmen in their war against the Romans (the Punic Wars). Later it became colonized by the Romans, becoming part of the Roman province Lusitania. Some Roman remains can still be found in Lagos and the surrounding countryside. Quintus Sertorius, a Roman rebellious general, helped by the Lusitanians of Lacobriga, successfully fought a battle against the Roman army of Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius probably at nearby Monte Molião. Lacobriga was already in those times an important harbour.

The town was occupied in the sixth century by the Visigoths from the Kingdom of Toledo and later by the Byzantines. The Moors came in the eighth century. The renamed the town Zawaia (meaning Lago = lake). It was part of the coastal region al-Gharb (hence the name Algarve). The Moors fortified the town and established important trade links. In 1174 the local Wāli gave permission for the construction of a church of St. John the Baptist outside the town walls. This is the oldest church in the Algarve.

Even as King Afonso Henriques was reconquering Portugal (the Reconquista), the southern part (Algarve and Alentejo) remained under Moorish domination. It was captured by King Afonso III of Portugal in 1241. After the complete capture of Algarve in 1249 the king gave himself the title "King of Portugal and the Algarve", stressing the fact that the Algarve, after the long rule by the Moors, was considered a foreign country and not part of Portugal.

Lagos became an independent jurisdiction under the rule of King Pedro I in 1361. King João I assembled his fleet in the harbour of Lagos, before setting sail for the siege and conquest of the city of Ceuta in 1415. This was the first step in opening the Arabian world to medieval Europe, which in fact led to the Age of Discovery with Portuguese explorers sailing across the whole world.

Thus Lagos became important during the 15th century period of Portuguese exploration. Prince Henry the Navigator, third son of King João I, lived most of the time in Lagos. From here he directed expeditions to Morocco and to the western coast of Africa with caravels, lateen-rigged ships with excellent seafaring capabilities. Lagos was also the home port for Gil Eanes who was the first to sail beyond Cape Bojador in 1434, then considered the end of the world. This was a breakthrough in the Portuguese exploration of Africa. Lagos was at least as important during the Age of Discovery as Cape Canaveral was during the early years of space exploration.

It was also through Lagos that the first African slaves entered post-medieval Europe. There is a 17th century building standing on the exact site where the first slave markets were held in the 15th century. As the major sponsor of these expeditions, Prince Henry received one fifth of the selling price of the slaves. After his death the town began to slumber as the Royal family lost interest in the Algarve. All major trading houses then took up residence in Lisbon.

King Sebastião, obsessed with his plans for a great crusade against the kingdom of Fez, assembled a huge fleet in Lagos in 1578. During this ill-fated attempt he and most of Portugal's nobility were killed in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir in Morocco.

The old Portuguese town was a very beautiful city with many monuments until it was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami of 1755. But it still preserves some rebuilt walls from the 16th century, a governor's castle from the 17th, and the site of what is believed to have been the first black slave market in Europe (the Mercado de Escravos, opened in 1444).

Two well-known naval battles took place off Lagos, reflecting its strategic location: In the Battle of Lagos (1693) a French force defeated a combined Anglo-Dutch one, in the Battle of Lagos (1759) a British force defeated a French one.

 

Português

pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos_(Portugal)

 

Lagos é uma cidade portuguesa no Distrito de Faro, região e subregião do Algarve, sede de concelho, com cerca de 14 675 habitantes. Localiza-se no Barlavento, a zona ocidental do Algarve.

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