By fomenting a debate about the discovery of the Philippines by Ferdinand Magellan, they have witlessly distorted our place in the saga of exploration and discovery in world history. The Age of DiscoveryThe Encyclopedia Britannica calls the 15th and 16th centuries the Age of Discovery in a vivid and informative account of the period. Second, the Ottoman Turks and the Venetians controlled commercial access to the Mediterranean and the ancient sea routes from the East. “Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, initiated the first great enterprise of the Age of Discovery — the search for a sea route east by south to Cathay. “It is fitting to consider this first circumnavigation as marking the close of the Age of Discovery.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 19, 2021 16:07 UTC