Reflecting on the great age of European maritime exploration and expansion from the 15th century onwards, we most likely think of Britain, France, the Netherlands and Spain as the main players. They ...

The story goes back to Europe's golden age of exploration, when trade routes were just being established to India that would eventually lead to the waterways of European capitals. If the ship found on ...

GETARIA, Spain — On Sept. 20, 1519, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan set out on what was to become the first circumnavigation of the world. The expedition helped reshape world trade and ...

Portugal’s colonial expansion began not in Africa or Asia, but on remote Atlantic islands like Madeira and the Azores. Sponsored by Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese explorers discovered fertile ...

Reflecting on the great age of European maritime exploration and expansion from the 15th century onwards, we most likely think of Britain, France, the Netherlands and Spain as the main players. They ...