DISCOVERY OF PORTO SANTO

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DISCOVERY OF PORTO SANTO

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:35 pm

João Gonçalves Zarco: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14429&p=16374&hilit=zarco#p16374 and Tristão Vaz Teixeira: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14430&p=16375&hilit=teixeira#p16375 discovered the island of Porto Santo in 1418 during the reign of Dom João I of Portugal.
The vessel depict on the MS is a “caravel redonda” viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10014&p=11903&hilit ... nda#p11903

The Discovery of Porto Santo, in 1418, and of Madeira, in 1419, constituted the first act that profoundly marked the epic of Portuguese Maritime Expansion, as these islands, thereafter, constituted an Atlantic base, which allowed Portugal to attain the position it occupies in World History, for, in the fitting words of Portugal's greatest poet, having given new worlds to the World. Such a significant historical event, which now happened 600years ago, is more than a good enough reason to celebrate this secular collective journey, which honours the memory of a people who, within and outside of the archipelago, have succeeded in maintaining the most outstanding features of an ‘Atlantic lusitanity’, that lends it its own cultural identity. Because Porto Santo was, of the discoveries, the first island, it will be the specific focus of this year's celebrations, which will include several popular and cultural initiatives, ranging from publications and exhibitions to conferences, shows and many other events in the public sphere in which the population and the school community will participate.

https://www.wopa-plus.com/en/stamps/product/&pgid=46418
Portugal Madeira 1918 1.50 Euro, sg?, scott?
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