As the ships left the port of Nord Lisbon the sailors did not know yet where would they be in several years. While six of the ships sailed into a mostly known route southward (thought not into Gaul waters, rather for more western waters, still towards Iberia) six others sailed into the unknown western continent. The two exploring crews were named the Newers and the Punicers. Each after the place they would be looking for first.
The Punicers route was through the oceans towards Iberia. It was an easier route as all they had to do was go along the already known seas near Gaul, and only remember not to enter Gaul waters. Ones they will reach northern Iberia they will begin their journey southward. Far into unknown western African coasts. There they would move from Carthaginian port to port looking and learning of what goods are to be traded there and than ones out of the last Carthaginian port they would sail far far to the south. To the most southern place in the world. Edge of Africa. Tales say that if you cross it you reach the strange and new waters of unknown lands ones ruled by the Indians. The Indians were known to the Nortuguese only since Nortugal begun leaving isolation and new talks begun with the emperors of Carthage. Information was switched among the two the most in the past weeks since the signing of the Imperial Pact - an alliance between Nortugal, DIE and Carthage. The Nortuguese learned that Carthage had a gigantic war with the Indians over the ancient lands of Egypt. While coming out as victorious in the end Carthage was extremely weakened by that war. India was a far greater foe than the Nortuguese would expect from such a strange and seemingly far and outdated kingdom. They learned India was not outdated at all but rather strong, very strong, probably the strongest empire in the world at that time. They also learned that India had colonies across the eastern coast of Africa, a place unknown to the Nortuguese. And so King Erezius send the Punicers first to find a route with Carthage and than continue and look for a route to those strange lands. They were not allowed to install any Nortuguese outpost unless they had to in order to survive. He also declared that any port created would be considered nothing but a colony of Nortugal and not lands under its personal control. The admiral who creates the port would be the ruler of it and only will have to pay taxes to Nortugal until the port is removed. Other than that the main rule for the Punicers was to find the Edge of Africa and look if they can for those Indians who seemingly were there.
The Newers had a much different job. They were to journey together with settler ships to the known colony of the new continent, for now known as Newea but than they were ordered to leave the port and land a small army in a place still unnamed

which OTL is New-York) to look around the seemingly rich area and than continue southward to look for more places that could house a good trading port. The Newers ports would be part of Nortugal, and not colonies of it, and their ruler will be the king of Nortugal any trade that they would bring be considered directly Nortuguese by law. The Newers were to find more trading partners in Newea. They were to go south, but ones reaching a sea which the Carthaginians talked of they would stop all creation of posts under Nortuguese rule. From there again they were to form only timed colonies that must be disbanded as by pact the Nortuguese agreed these lands are under direct Carthaginian influence. After reaching that sea they would search for those unknown tribes of Lmeca

Olmecs) and also look for them as hopefully trading partners. Than they would continue south to unknown lands. Hopefully maybe finding another large rich in gold and resources continent, only for the Nortuguese. Only time will tell, in this random new world...
May success come to the Punicers and Newers.
OOC: How is the new continent known to Nortugal?