While in the service of Spain, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European voyage of discovery to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dan tells the epic story of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, whose daring voyages at the turn of the 16th century laid the foundations for the Portuguese Empire. From navigating treacherous ...