There is an issue in Bermuda about the Portuguese population being invisible.
Interesting to think of all the outposts of Portuguese.
Also, had a conversation about Columbus with a cousin. He was on his way back from his "Discovery of India/Indians" and people on the island (Santa Maria) thought he was a pirate. Which he was.
The difference between Portuguese & other explorers: Portuguese were not seeking to conquer new empires, they were just exploring. The slave trades & violence came later (Portuguese joined but were also the first to stop).
Columbus was on a mission from Isabella with greedy thoughts in his head.
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