In the capital Lisbon, 2 public projects represent different views of the country's colonial past. One is a memorial to victims of slavery and the other is a museum celebrating Portuguese explorers.

One night as Prince Henry of Portugal lay in bed it was revealed to him that he would render a great service to our Lord by the discovery of the said Ethiopias...in these lands so much gold and rich ...

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BERKLEY — Manuel Luciano da Silva, a Rhode Island doctor, was convinced that the mysterious markings on Dighton Rock were proof that Portuguese explorers reached southeastern Massachusetts in the ...

Portuguese grain that changed the way Africans eat By Standard Digital | Sep. 9, 2009 By Ally Jamah Maize was introduced in Africa by Portuguese explorers in the beginning of the 16th century. It has ...