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This episode explores the rise and global impact of the Portuguese Empire, the first maritime power to establish a truly worldwide trading network. Beginning in the 15th century under Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal pushed beyond the known world, charting Africa’s coasts and seeking new routes to Asia.
With landmark voyages by Bartolomeu Dias, who rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and Vasco da Gama, who reached India in 1498, Portugal opened the sea route connecting Europe and Asia. Soon, Portuguese sailors and merchants established fortified trading posts—Goa, Malacca, Mozambique, Mombasa, Macau—creating a chain of commercial hubs spanning Africa, the Middle East, India, and East Asia.
In 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral unexpectedly lan ...