Portugal's voyages of discovery turned the nation into a trading empire. Maps, such as the 1502 Cantino Planisphere, traced a new view of the world. Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena ...

When he died in 1515 off the coast of Goa, Portugal was an Asian power. The important role of Albuquerque in the establishment of this overseas empire cannot be overemphasized according to Crowley ...

“Viva Portugal! Viva Salazar ... only by the joy in the “overseas provinces” of the nation’s far-flung empire. But then officials were stunned by news of renewed and savage rioting ...