Portuguese Dominance of the Sea

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Portuguese Dominance of the Sea

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57 ... sea-power/
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Re: Portuguese Dominance of the Sea

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This was a nice segment on the CBS Sunday Morning show. and a nice refresher on history - in those days maps were power. And I don't think I ever knew that Magellan (Magalhaes) was sailing for the Spanish.
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