It was Portugal that kicked off what has come to be known as the Age of Discovery, in the mid-1400s. The westernmost country in Europe, Portugal was the first to significantly probe the Atlantic ...

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

Lagos is set to travel back in time as the 12th edition of the Discoveries Festival takes over the town from April 30 to May ...

The Age of Exploration was the epoch between the 15th ... and Central and South America by the Spanish and Portuguese. Many Mesoamerican civilisations believed the leader of the conquistadors ...