As the 15th century comes to a close a new king comes to power in Portugal and is more determined than ever to find a sea passage to India. Increasingly a rival, Spain is determined to carve out an empire for itself. Based on the treaty of Tordesillas, the two Iberian powers divide the world in half. The race for riches is on. ==================================SPECIAL THANKS:Farya Faraji - for letting me use his musicCheck out his channel for some amazing songs!https://www.youtube.com/@faryafaraji==================================Help out the show!CONTRIBUTE ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/FPHx==================================DOWNLOAD FLASH POINT HISTORY PODCAST EPISODES:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/f...FOR ANDEROID USERS:http://fphistory.libsyn.comFOLLOW ON FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/VISIT ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx#age #discovery #vascodagama