Stories: Portugal

Stories connected to Portugal.

• The governor asked to see the view. By nightfall he held the fort.In 1620s Macau, Governor Francisco Mascarenhas asked Jesuits to let him into their hilltop fortress for a vie…
• A Trojan War tapestry set— made by Chinese artisans in Macau.In the 1620s, Ming Chinese embroiderers in Macau made seven hangings depicting the Trojan War. Despite the We…
• Drosophyllum differs from the usual wetland imageDrosophyllum grows in the western Mediterranean, including Portugal, southwestern Spain and northern Morocco.…
• Francesinha is associated with PortoThe francesinha is a Porto-associated Portuguese sandwich with meats, cheese and a sauce involving tomato and…