WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for ShÅ gun episode 3. "Black ship" can refer to Portugal's large commercial ships used to conduct trade in Japan in the 16th century. Portugal's black ...

The mysterious ‘Mahogany Ship’ is thought to be a 16th century Portuguese caravel. The discovery could rewrite Australia's history books if it's proven to be a ship of Portuguese origin.

But consider this: A 16th-century Portuguese trading vessel ... unexpected for a Portuguese ship. "This letter would go a long way toward explaining that," says Monteiro. "Spanish investors ...

Until the arrival of the Portuguese in the early 16th century, Macao remained a small ... Through payments to local officials, trading ships were granted permission to anchor in the port, and ...

Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning ... assiduously coveted by European nations in the early 16th century than the information recorded on nautical maps.