* Political reasons: Portugal was interested in expanding its empire and establishing a presence in the East Indies. Cabral's voyage was part of this effort to assert Portuguese power and control in the region.
* Religious reasons: Portugal was a Catholic country, and Cabral's voyage was also motivated by a desire to spread Christianity in the East Indies.
The archaeological site of Carahunge, also called Zorats Karer, Karahunj or Carenish, is located in the Armenian province of Syunik, in the southwest of the country, and on a rocky promontory in the middle of a mountainous plateau at an altitude of 1,770 meters near the city of Sisian . The differe
A study carried out in 2016 by the North American foundations Glen Dash Research and Ancient Egypt Research Associates found that the base of the famous Great Pyramid of Giza is not a perfect square . Due to a measurement error made by its builders more than 4,500 years ago, its western side is long
It is considered that a wine it is aged when it has undergone an aging process of at least twenty-four months, either in oak barrels or in the bottle. And, although it is popularly believed -erroneously- that the older the better the quality, one would have to ask until what date would one be willi
Christopher Columbus was accused of bringing the bacterium Treponema pallidum to Europe. from the New World, causing an outbreak of syphilis cases. A new study casts doubt on this scenario. Christopher Columbus and his caravels arrive on the island of Guanahani, later renamed San Salvador. Was Ch