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Portugal's Great Leap Forward
Year
2015
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
30m
Rating
TVPG
Performers
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Written By
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Publication Information
The Great Courses
Summary
How and why did tiny Portugal, a poor country, take to the seas, round the continent of Africa, hijack the Indian Ocean, and create a global empire? Find out here, with a look at Portugal's rise to superpower status, from Prince Henry the Navigator's call for exploration to Vasco da Gama's successful voyage to Asia.