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Category: Descubrimientos

Posted on Thursday January 21st, 2021Tuesday October 5th, 2021 Africa Geographic areas Asia Descubrimientos Maps

Portuguese dominance in the Atlantic (II): Vasco da Gama

After the death of Henry “The Navigator” in 1460, the expeditions stopped for 11 years. Many explorers had the courage to continue the ambitious project,...

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Posted on Friday January 8th, 2021Friday January 8th, 2021 Africa Descubrimientos Maps

Portuguese dominance in the Atlantic (I): Henry ‘the Navigator’

*In memory of Francisco Saraiva, today a little further, but always in our hearts* The Portuguese dominance in the Atlantic during the 15th and 16th...

Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2020Saturday December 12th, 2020 Geographic areas Asia Descubrimientos

Marco Polo and his geographical legacy

In a Genoese cell in 1298, Rustichello da Pisa wrote while Marco Polo dictated the account of his journey through Asia in Il Milione, also...

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Posted on Monday July 6th, 2020Saturday December 12th, 2020 Asia Descubrimientos Maps

Travel in the Middle Ages (II): Arabs and Chinese

During the Middle Ages, the trips of the Viking and Arab peoples favored cultural expansion and especially improved the knowledge of the existing routes. In...

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Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2020Saturday December 12th, 2020 Africa America Asia Descubrimientos Europe

Travel in the Middle Ages (I): Vikings and Arabs

Explorations during the Middle Ages, despite not harboring many discoveries as it did during the Ancient Age, were riddled with long journeys and very detailed...

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Posted on Monday June 8th, 2020Saturday December 12th, 2020 Geographic areas Asia Descubrimientos Europe

The exploration during the Iron Age (II)

Let´s continue with the second part of the exploration in the Ancient Age. In the previous chapter we told how the Carthaginians, led by the...

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Posted on Monday June 1st, 2020Saturday December 12th, 2020 Africa Geographic areas Asia Descubrimientos Europe

The exploration during the Iron Age (I)

The human being is, above all, a curious species. He keeps wondering why, where, when and how. From the moment it became aware of its...

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