Portugal’s Age of Exploration | Ep 2 – The Storm and the Spy (1487 – 1497)

Описание: A storm off the coast of Africa changed history.
When Bartolomeu Dias sailed west into the unknown, he unwittingly rounded the Cape of Good Hope — proving that Africa could be circumnavigated.

At the same time, a secret Portuguese agent walked the crowded streets of Cairo, disguised as a Muslim merchant. His name was Pêro da Covilhã, and the intelligence he gathered would reshape the world.

From storms and spies to kings and treaties, this episode follows the decade that transformed Portugal from a maritime kingdom into a global empire — and set the stage for Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India.

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