Prince Henry the Navigator

[Himkitty]

I never heard that he created the Wheel Lock, I thought it was da Vinci ?

[Afrocanuk]

Wasn't it the Spaniards who started of on ocean going voyages?

[AvatarMarxon90]

@Afrocanuk No. It really was Portugal. But historians (especially the American History "school") tends to give predominance of the Discovery Age to the Spanish - just because it was the Spanish who discovered South America - let's not forget it was the Portuguese that re-discovered North America (Canada) - proof is the maps of King Manuel I's time, which depict Canadian territories, that would be under the control of the Portuguese crown (such as Terra Nova, or Newfoundland).

[AvatarMarxon90]

@Afrocanuk Portuguese also started the first global empire - anyone who can read a book, is able to understand that. I had a discussion before here on Youtube with a Spanish guy - he said Spain was the first global empire. But with what proof? It's ridiculous. Spain was still fighting to reconquer their territory (against Muslim Granada), while Portugal began to expand in Morocco (conquest of Ceuta in 1415) - and that date is the beginning of the first global empire: Portugal and its empire.

[AvatarMarxon90]

@Afrocanuk Now if we think about "size" - obviously, examples such as the British Empire or the Spanish Empire were much bigger - thus the motto "the empire from where the sun never sets", related to the Spanish Empire.

Portugal could have controlled a much bigger empire if we had the population of Spain or England - but we didn't. But still... we had colonies in every single continent - a big achievement if you ask me, when it comes to small nations.

[Luso515PorTuoGraal]

@AvatarMarxon90 That motto was only mostly used after 1580.

Remember others before: the personal motto of King Emmanuel I or Manuel I: Manuel Rex Orbis Est (MROE or MORE) in the Armillary Sphere (1500s onwards). Also a phrase similar to the sun rises to he sets is used in the Os Lusiadas - same way as the Sun never sets - dedicated to the King Sebastião at the time.

[AvatarMarxon90]

@Luso515PorTuoGraal So beautiful! Thanks for the info! :D

[mynameisnotchad]

is there not supposed to be sound?

[qtadosol]

Just eraaaaaaase the motor boat, and start there at minute 1:45...

[BillyAndJoshBrothers]

i hope this helps me for my mid terms! with me luck!

[ANDWHATMOGO]

how do you spell portugal wrong when you have a picture of the country with the correct spelling.....

[skydark]

I laughed a bit when I saw "one of the ship he sent"...apparently they already had engine ships in the 15th century.

[GeoMyn]

Excellent work. Congratulations !

[DjBruninho1234]

fuck sake i have 2 learn all about him for my history test D:

[tedjaspertj]

this is kinda cool yet......

[kawaiivideos]

I've been trying to find things to study for my history test. Thank you for this. It actually kept me awake.

[SpringField911]

nice...

[juaquim123]

viva portugal