The exhibition, "Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th & 17th Centuries," is the Sackler's largest to date, with some 250 objects from more than 100 lenders occupying the entire museum and spilling over into the neighboring National Museum of African Art. "All these cultures that had been separated by huge expanses of sea suddenly had a mechanism of learning about each other." It was a "culturally exciting moment," says Jay Levenson of the Museum of Modern Art, guest curator of the exhibition. Portugal would establish ports as far west as Brazil, as far east as Japan, and along the coasts of Africa, India and China. In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa, and in 1498 his countryman Vasco da Gama repeated the experiment, making it as far as India. The westernmost country in Europe, Portugal was the first to significantly probe the Atlantic Ocean, colonizing the Azores and other nearby islands, then braving the west coast of Africa. It was Portugal that kicked off what has come to be known as the Age of Discovery, in the mid-1400s. The show, like the nation that is its subject, has brought together art and ideas from nearly all parts of the world. At least that's the conclusion one is likely to reach after visiting a vast exhibition, more than four years in the making, at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Globalization began, you might say, a bit before the turn of the 16th century, in Portugal.
That is why he has a crater on the moon named after him.Īfter all, he was an explorer, and nowadays, space is our frontier, not India.The colony's growing wealth was evident in its many churches and the art to adorn them (a 17th-century silver altar vessel). Is believed that the guide was the famous Arab navigator, Ahmed Ibn Magid. It was there an Arab guide agreed to assist Vasco. His crew had skirmishes there, and then landed During his first trip, most of his crew was infected with scurvy by the But if it wasn’t for them, he might not have gotten to He was buried in aĬasket decorated with gold and jewels. Afterįourteen years, his remains were transported to Lisbon. Significance, being a mute witness to the European colonial struggle. He died in Kochi, his body was originally buried in St. Vasco da Gama died on his third trip to Portugal. It was there that he learned all of the nuances that There, he learned to navigate, as soon as he was oldĮnough to join the navy. Would have been the son of the famous explorer, not the explorer himself.īeing born in a noble family, it was mandatory that Vascoĭa Gama joined the navy. In a way, if theĮxpedition was not delayed, we might not even know about Vasco da Gama. But because the expedition was delayedįor so many years, Vasco ended up being the commander. Estevao was supposed to be theĬommander of the expedition to India. Actually, his father wanted to launchĪn expedition to India, but it never happened. Exploring runs in the familyĭa Gama was born in a noble family. He often ordered hisĬommanders to go after Arab and Muslim ships. Returning from Mecca by setting their ships ablaze. In addition, he massacred several Muslims That is why when Vasco went to India, he demanded thatĪll Muslims be banned from the country. The Moors, an Arabic nomadic tribe from North Africa,
After all, Lisbon and Portugal were under Arab slavery and commandįor more than 400 years. You can somehow understand Vasco’s hatred towards MuslimsĪnd Arabs. These are the kind of facts not many of us learn With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the That paved the way for explorers to go to IndiaĪnd other countries. His discoveries were made possibleĪfter a few years earlier, Bartolomeu Dias found out that the Atlantic and the He is theįirst European to set foot on Indian soil, a feat he achieved when he arrivedĪt Calicut on Malabar Coast on May 20, 1498. He is widely considered to be among the firstĮxplorers, and the most famous and important Portuguese explorers.
Despite not discovering any new land, or any new path, he is one We’ve all grown up hearing stories and reading about That paved the way for explorers to go to India and other countries His discoveries were made possible after a few years earlier, Bartolomeu Dias found out that the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean were connected.
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