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Section 49: Sailing Around Africa
History’s Greatest Voyages of Exploration: Episode 8, Portugal’s Great Leap Forward
Explorers of the World: Episode 11, Portuguese Explorers
Once Upon a Time…the Explorers: Episode 7, Vasco de Gama
Vasco Da Gama’s Voyage of Discovery
Section 50: Crossing the Atlantic
Turning Points in Modern History: Episode 4, 1492-The Columbian Exchange
An Economic History of the World Since 1400: Episode 7, 1571-Spain, Portugal Encircle the Globe
History’s Greatest Voyages of Exploration: Episode 9, The Enigmatic Christopher Columbus
Once Upon a Time…the Explorers: Episodes 10, Amerigo Vespucci and Cabeza de Vaca
Section 51: Circumnavigating the Globe
Once Upon a Time…the Explorers: Episode 11, Magellan and del Cano
History’s Greatest Voyages of Exploration: Episode 10, Magellan and the Advent of Globalization
Explorers of the World: Episode 5, Ferdinand Magellan
Great Adventurers: Sir Francis Drake – Voyage Around the World
Peoples XVII: Portuguese
Discover the World: Episode 4, Portugal
History’s Ultimate Nomads – Portugal
Monuments of Portugal
Rick Steves’ Spain & Portugal
