Forging an Empire - The Portuguese Empire - Part 1 Exploration

Portugal forged a massive trading empire. It was an incredible achievement for a small country that had a very modest population. In this first part, we review the initial stages where Portuguese sailors and explorers launched themselves into the unknown and took the first steps at exploring. Men like Prince Henry the Navigator who set the ball in motion, Bartholomeu Dias who was the first to round the tip of Africa, and Vasco da Gama who was the first European to find a sea passage to India.

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[FlashPointHx]

Well lovely people - I'm gonna try my best to get Cabral out before I leave for Normandy. I'm about half way done dictating it and will have it out in Audio Podcast form by the end of the week. In the meantime enjoy this compilation!! Viva Portugal !

[eddiesantos]

Funny fact: King John II rejected the Columbus proposal because his carthographes alerted him a gross error in Columbus estimation of the size of the Earth. And they were right. Spain discovered Americas because, different from Portugal, they had no idea what they were doing.

[CarlWinter-oyuf]

The Portuguese have my greatest respect --they are tough people! Worked with them /lived amongst them --powerful characters !

[wonderwiseS]

I was playing Starfield and the robot companion is called Vasco, when i asked him about his name he explained that the name was given to him in memory of Vasco Da Gama, a Portuguese explorer.
Now i understand why modern historians compare what the Portuguese did to the space travels we do today. A voyage to the unknown!

[Goodwin]

I'm Moroccan and I always have immense respect to my Portugaise friends, we had wars in the past and now we are friends, how cool is that !

[Icenfyre]

I am an history investigator from Portugal, in FCSH, Lisbon. I enjoy your videos, you glaze over many details (simply because you don't have access to secure documents in Torre do Tombo and these are not on the internet) so some context gets lost in the details. Even so to be honest is one of the most complete series on youtube in english about the portuguese empire. Keep up the research. Cheers from Portugal

[SNEHDENCARDOSO]

From Goa we love Portuguese and Portugal

[bconni]

Portuguese people, be very proud. your ancestors created the first global maritime empire the world had ever seen, starting modern day globalization and forever changing the course of human history, while laying the foundation and setting the template for all the other European colonial powers who followed in your footsteps
incredibly brave men with huge balls, who relentlessly pushed forward into the unknown despite the never ending misery & death on those 15th & 16th century sailing ships . don't listen to that outside noise, the detractors trying to take away or diminish what your people achieved because of jealousy and / or political correctness. . be proud Portugal. amazing people and history..!!!

[zed]

What an amazing history, respect from Croatia 🇵🇹❤️🇭🇷

[vaerserpens]

Todos os Impérios desmoronam e o nosso não foi excepção mas fomos sublimes sim, tenho muito orgulho de ser Portuguesa e ter nascido neste canto à beira mar, obrigada pelo vídeo, bem haja 🙌🏻

[Leguinan]

I have always been fascinated by the Portuguese navigators. They felt to me like madmen, obssessed with adventure, ambitious, fearless.

[vascocampelo]

You are the first to recognize that the Portuguese king wouldn't pay a king's ransom just to move the line if he didn't possibly know of Brazil. Especially because the ocean currents that we used to go around Africa passed just off the coast of Brazil.
Thank you soo much, it's so hard to see Portuguese history withouth omissions

[Geraldo_Sem_Pavor]

The Portuguese Age of Discoveries is the most trailblazing and finest example of a multi-year (actually, multi-century) strategic plan, executed to perfection. It should be a case-study in modern business and military schools

[santomenon]

My origin is from India and precisely the location, wherein Vasco landed. I had the opportunity to visit the church wherein he was buried. His final his remains were transferred back to Portugal. Interesting bit of history. I would like to check on the more comprehensive elaboration of history regarding Vasco and his journey. As a passionate student of History, i found this piece of information interesting. Thank you

[anna]

The Portuguese accomplished was mind blowing! They were the first truly global empire!

[bcvetkov]

This video blew my mind at how the Portuguese accomplished what seemed to be the impossible.

[chrisplacido]

I am traveling to Portugal next week as my first time ever in Europe. What a fascinating country!

[robertnapolitano]

The portuguese conquest makes me so proud of my Iberian descent 🫡🇪🇸✝️

[tovarishleninade]

The age of exploration is absolutely fascinating. Hope you continue spoiling us with great documentaries like this one!

[carldacosta]

Gimme more of those 15th, 16th centuries of Portuguese history. Much appreciated.