Keywords Age of Discovery, exploration, Spanish explorers, Portuguese explorers, Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, conquistadores, maritime ...

of Portugal. Duarte Pachece Pereira, Portuguese Explorer, 1506 Judging by his name, you might think that Henry the Navigator was a great explorer with extraordinary navigating skills. Truth is ...

The first Europeans to come to Africa's West Coast to trade were funded by Prince Henry, the famous Portuguese patron, who hoped to bring riches to Portugal. The purpose of the exploration ...

Cooking octopus gives us as much of a thrill as Portuguese explorers de Gama, Megellan and Balboa got with their discoveries. We can't wait to make it yet again once the dank winter weather is in ...

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg Explorer Vasco da Gama sailed his four ships into the Indian Ocean in late 1497. Before long, Portuguese merchants were trading in luxury goods (mother-of ...

About 15% to 20% of Hawaii residents claim some Portuguese ancestry, with many tracing their roots to the first immigrants ...

Inscriptions made by Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão near the Congo River, 1483. Navy Museum, Lisbon Photograph by DEA/Album Fittingly for a document chronicling voyages, the planisphere itself ...

The stamps, beautifully highlighting the vibrant traditional costumes of both countries, feature a Portuguese woman elegantly ...