Lisbon
Age of Discovery hub 1415 to 1580
Location and Figures
- Country: Portugal
- Type: Historical
- Region: Europe
Overview
The departure point of the Portuguese discoveries. Vasco da Gama sailed from Belem in 1497 to open the sea route to India, and spice carracks made Lisbon one of the richest cities of the 1500s until the 1755 earthquake shattered the waterfront.
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