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One of the main reasons Portugal set sail to discover the unknown world was precisely to spread the Gospel. To find out if Prester John was real and to fight islamic dominance in the East.
Modern history books constantly try to reduce the Age of Discovery to nothing more than a pursuit of gold, spices, and economic trade routes.
But doing so completely ignores the absolute, fundamental driving force behind the Portuguese empire: a profound, inescapable mission to spread the Gospel. As this mission was given to the Nation at its birth in the Miracle of Ourique.
From the shores of Lisbon to the coasts of Africa, Brazil, India, and all the way to Japan, Portuguese explorers sailed into th, uncharted unknown with the red Cross of the Order of Christ painted boldly on their sails.
They carried fearless missionaries and priests, driven by the absolute conviction that the light of Christ needed to reach every single corner of the globe.
Today, hundreds of millions of people across multiple continents bow their heads in prayer and worship the Savior because a small, deeply Catholic nation on the very edge of Europe decided to conquer the oceans for the glory of God.
To leave an eternal, spiritual mark on the entire world is an unparalleled historical legacy.

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