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Maritime history of Portugal
- Ferdinand MagellanIn 1495, a young man named Ferdinand Magellan entered the service of King John II of Portugal. He served as a page to Queen Eleanor, consort of that monarch.
- Gaspar CorreiaGaspar Correia arrived in Portuguese India between 1512 and 1514 as a soldier. He spent most of his life serving the empire that had brought him to Asia.
- ManuelineIn 1495, King Manuel I ascended to the Portuguese throne and immediately began funding a new era of exploration. His reign lasted until 1521, marking the…
- CarrackThe word carrack emerged in the late 14th century as English borrowed it from Old French caraque. This term itself came from Spanish and Italian carraca…
- Manuel I of PortugalManuel I was born in Alcochete on the 31st of May 1469. He entered a world already fractured by blood and suspicion among Portuguese noble families.
- Martin BehaimMartin Behaim was born on the 6th of October 1459 in Nuremberg. He entered the world as the oldest son of Martin Behaim and Agnes Schopper.
- Portuguese maritime explorationIn 1297, King Dinis of Portugal took personal interest in the development of exports and organized that of surplus foreign production to European countries.
- Factory (trading post)In 1356, a group of merchants from Lübeck established the first formal trading factory in London. This organization operated under the Hanseatic League, a…
- Fernão Mendes PintoFernão Mendes Pinto was born in about 1509 within the quiet town of Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal. He emerged from a family that struggled financially or…
- Damião de GóisOn the 2nd of February 1502, Damião de Góis entered a world that would shape his entire existence. He was born in Alenquer, Portugal, to Rui Dias de Góis and…