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What were the disadvantages did the Portuguese explorers have during the age of discovery

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While to the west, Portugal had navigable rivers and deep, natural ports, including Lisbon and Setubal, to provide safe harbor, to the east were disadvantages of cost, time, and hazard. One such hazard was enemies, including the kingdoms that became Spain on its own peninsula and the powerful Moors to the south.

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