Pedro Álvares Cabral - Age of Discovery

The Portuguese Armada sets sail under the command of Pedro Álvares Cabral - born of noble birth, a knight of the Order of Christ - he's a man not shy to indulge in his aggressive nature. The time has come for Portugal to return to the Indian Ocean and this time it comes in force.
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[@capueiradosfrangos3267]

Thanks for your videos about Portugal. Being a portuguese I get sad when I remember that we had such an interesting history and yet you find nothing about it on the internet and in media in general, but here you are doing 2 hours+ worth of amazing content about Portugal. Thank you man, you have teached me more than school.

[@seandawson5899]

It's a shame our heritage doesn't get talked about more.

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey my pleasure - happy that you liked this!

[@lost_porkchop]

It's even worse than that - people either don't know we exist or think we're Spanish

[@pedrorexSWG]

Actually we learned all about this in school from 7th to 9th grade, you where just not interested enough probably. But is great to remember and the graphics are amazing!!

[@RodolfoGaming]

Second this, our history gets sidelined to Spain's history on the international stage unfortunately.

[@MrPauloteixeira21]

As a Brazilian, I am very proud of the history of my Portuguese ancestors, pioneers, determined, courageous, my surname "Teixeira" participated in many of these adventures.

[@oliveira1294]

Finally, someone who doesn't judge us for all the gold we took ! 😂

[@MrPauloteixeira21]

No, this "Portugal took our gold" thing usually comes from people here with a low intellectual level or who have been indoctrinated with left-wing political views, as it is necessary to "blame something" for the country's failure on some issues, in addition, the costs of colonization were not paid for even with the gold that arrived in Lisbon, in the end Brazil still ended up in profit by inheriting gigantic and truly rich lands. @@oliveira1294

[@vitorpereira9515]

​@@oliveira1294What is done is done, and cannot be undone. So let's grow stronger together.

[@brixcosmo6849]

That's the spirit, Brother! 🇵🇹❤️🇧🇷

[@vitorpereira9515]

​@@oliveira1294We didn't do anything that they didn't do themselves.

[@vitorpereira9515]

10:20 - And to the eternal joy of the world, Brazil entered the scene.

[@roman648]

As a Brit, Portuguese history has always fascinated me, a story much like our own. A little nation making itself known.

[@FlashPointHx]

Sic parvis magna :)

[@andreoliveira685]

@@FlashPointHx By that time Portugal was a small nation of one million people, England was not that small with some 5 million inhabitants. England was recovering from wars in France and the wars of the roses. The first involvement of the British with India was corsair activity during Portugal-Spain union from 1580 to 1648. Then came the first British colony in India, Bombay, which was a gift (in the form of a dowry for the marriage of princess Catarina with Charles II in 1661).

[@lolzudo1590]

This guy...

[@roman648]

@@lolzudo1590What?

[@J.O.J.61]

As a Portuguese, I am very grateful for the time you dedicated to making these episodes about the age of discoveries. Obrigado. 🇵🇹💯👏👏👏👏

[@FlashPointHx]

My pleasure!

[@ChevyChase301]

You should out my short video on the Dutch Portuguese war!

[@t16205]

@@FlashPointHxI cant wait for the 2. voyage of Da Gama!

[@josesilva4171]

@@ChevyChase301 the first real world war, fought in the 5 continents

[@pedroroque829]

The most underrated empire on history!

[@brixcosmo6849]

Yet the first Global Empire of the World! And that will never change! ❤🇨🇳🇯🇵🇲🇾🇹🇭🇱🇰🇮🇳🇲🇿🇦🇴🇬🇼🇸🇹🇨🇻🇲🇦🇵🇹🇧🇷

[@patrickrg1746]

The way you put this all together has never been done before. This series , (Portuguese age of discovery) Is a masterpiece right here on YT. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you so much! Happy that you liked this Patrick

[@gabrielruiz3221]

I've studied history all my life, but the way Flash Point focuses on characters' points of view is like a perfect spice that brings all the flavors together. Please don't stop making them.

[@FlashPointHx]

I have always felt that if you recount history and make it on a personal level it creates an environment where anyone can relate. Even if they lived 500 years ago, they were going through the same thoughts and emotions that we do now

[@earthlymatters888]

The real spice 🔥 🔥

[@ricardosalazarrey2424]

As a teacher I’m very grateful for 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 video for students ❤

[@Dossan1989]

Pêro Vaz de Caminha was the writer of a beautiful letter sent to king Manuel describing the first contact of Europeans and natives of Vera Cruz. It can be found on the Internet. This writer was one of the men who died on the attack to the PT post in Calicut.

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah that’s exactly right

[@lfsm9380]

Extraordinary. Thank you. Despite creating a magnificent, enlightened civilization in southern Iberia, when Muslim armies invaded Western Europe in 711 (then, the Visigothic realm) little did they know that they were opening up a Pandora Box. In time, the Iberians first, and then other Europeans, would expel them from Europe and start to chase them around the globe. Unfortunately, the consequences of this clash of cultures are still being felt today. The Portuguese were hell bent on waging a crusade whenever and wherever they encountered Muslims, even when terribly outnumbered. Cabral, with all his flaws, was such a crusader. Regrettably, innocent Hindus were caught in the barbaric crossfire between Christians and Muslims. On a side note: Bartholomew Dias was, most probably, the most extraordinary and accomplished navigator and captain of his day. He did not get there by being from the high nobility (he was not). Competence and merit alone explain his feats. And it is quite fitting that he lost his worthy life having one more go at the iconic, menacing cape that he discovered for Europe and that truly embodies the clash between Indian and Atlantic civilizations.

[@FlashPointHx]

You have a good point - Christianity was reeling from the fall of Constantinople in 1453. When Ferdinand and Isabella completed the reconquista in 1492, the spirit of crusading was invigorated. Granted the Portuguese were crusading in N Africa even before then, but after that , they were on the war path.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

The innocents were not "caught in the crossfire". They were fired upon by ship guns.

[@dcanedemboyz7431]

One of the greatest series

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey, thanks so much!

[@dcanedemboyz7431]

@@FlashPointHx thank you so much for your work

[@phoenix0000]

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT STORY. I'M FROM ETHIOPIA. BTW CHRISTOPHER DA GAMA ALSO SAILED TO ETHIOPIA TO HELP AN ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIAN KING THAT WAS DETHRONED BY THE MUSLIMS HELPED BY THE TURKS. IT'D BE GREAT IF YOU MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT IT SINCE IT'S RELATED TO PRESTER JOHN

[@FlashPointHx]

Vasco is up next! Btw - don’t think I’ve ever had a person from Ethiopia in my audience - happy to have you here

[@phoenix0000]

@@FlashPointHx Thanks. I think Christopher was the son of Vasco DA Gama. He died fighting for the Ethiopian king.

[@josesilva4171]

That is another unbelievable story!

[@Iktius]

I love Christian ethiopia

[@insideimagery133]

At last, this power house is covered. It has been a joy, to see empires like Carthage and Portugal being shown, instead of the vikings and the brits. Time for hollywood to pick up on the new winds. Fantastic job with the videos and history, amazing work!

[@parvuspeach]

Great stuff! Incredible how for quite a while Brasil was put on the back burner, as all the focus was on India, the spice trade and thwart Muslim presence over there. Can't wait for the nest episodes!

[@FlashPointHx]

Next episode is already in the works

[@Darth_Enigma]

Watching so many different history channels not only gives you different perspectives on these events, but it also fills in an intricate timeline that, for so long, had been filled with large gaps. When watching videos like this I can't help but think about how other events that are happening concurrently, like the rise of the Ottomans, the dissolution of the Timurids, the stagnation of the Golden Horde, the consolidation of the Great Ming etc. It's all so fascinating and almost overwhelming, yet fills me with such wonder and amazement!

[@FlashPointHx]

History can sometimes surpass fiction it the breath of what has happened in the course of humankind. You're right - its overwhelming in its complexity.

[@rorschach775]

Yeah I know almost nothing about Portuguese history or the age of exploration and it is a wild story so far. It's like 50% survival rate. That is an insane number to have so many volunteers repeat the journey. But the idea of meeting people you know nothing about. Landing in Brazil must have been one of the most interesting places to be in all of human history. And I'd love to see more about the Indian ocean. To be so unimpressed by someone who just sailed around Africa is so funny. To arrive in a foreign city demanding to murder people for their religion has to seem like one of the more insane things, but I'm sure shit like that happened many times in the history of humanity.

[@gabrielpaesbernardinelli3071]

Fantastic Work, Viva Portugal e a Terra da Santa Cruz!

[@louielove7514]

Tu eres Portuguese?

[@gabrielpaesbernardinelli3071]

@@louielove7514 Não Amigo, eu sou da Terra da Santa Cruz.

[@louielove7514]

@@gabrielpaesbernardinelli3071 oh ok amigo muy bien. Yo soy decendente de la tierra del sol🇲🇽

[@brixcosmo6849]

That's the spirit, Brother! 🇵🇹❤️🇧🇷

[@joelsantos456]

​Este hermano es de Brasil 🇧🇷, la tierra de Vera Cruz, nombre dado por los navegantes Portugueses quando allí llegaron en sus barcos. Yo sí que soy de Portugal 🇵🇹 e te saludo cordialmente desde acá hasta México 🇲🇽 Saludos a todos los hermanos Mexicanos. Um Abraço a todos os irmãos Brasileiros. Que Deus abençoe todo o povo, tribo e nação à face da terra! Em nome de Jesus Cristo, Rei dos Reis!

[@mustko999]

Absolutely love this series, my favourite by far. Astonishing work on one of the most important times of human civilization!

[@FlashPointHx]

Chaos - really appreciate the comment!

[@ScipioAfricanus_Chris]

Another historical and cinematic masterpeice Nitin! It saddened me to learn that a great man like Cabral died in disgrace despite his incredible accomplishments. The cliffhanger has ensured that my life will be on hold until the next video. P.S. please do a live stream for the next video!

[@FlashPointHx]

I love doing the live stream premieres - my place is undergoing renovations so time was limited this time around. Definitely next time. Happy that you liked this Chris - always good to see your comments here

[@calafiori]

This is amazing work. It is great to see Portuguese history in YT being told by non-portuguese speakers.

[@bolsa3136]

Was yesterday at Belmonte. Lovely little village. Its amazing the politics of the pre-Vasco da Gama Indic Ocean. Please explore more of this and how the Portuguese broke it. Looking forward for Afonso de Albuquerque, the Portuguese Mars.

[@FlashPointHx]

I’ve only seen Belmonte on google earth - looks like a quaint mountain village

[@Baddy187]

Flash Point History has the #1 narrator on KZbin, hands down. Also their soundtracks are just so damn good, they set the mood so well.

[@FlashPointHx]

Ah thanks! Appreciated

[@cybermonkey7884]

Hooolyy... This was simply brilliant, this whole series of Age of discovery should be mandatory in portuguese schools. Cant wait for more!

[@rossyuill5842]

So interesting loved every second thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@FlashPointHx]

You're so welcome!

[@FallDownist]

As a portuguese, loved the "quem não arrisca, não petisca" quote at 11:50

[@scforza]

Thanks you for posting this. All this history and adventure would make awesome blockbusters Films. The Portuguese History is owerwarmly RICH.

[@tacodias]

Goosebumps after that “unleash his dark side”! Can’t wait for Darth da Gama

[@FlashPointHx]

Hahaha - that’s awesome - ‘Darth da Gama’

[@duartealexhenriques]

Great stuff man!!! You are covering some episodes of the most powerful King in Europe in that time. "By the grace of god, Manuel I, King of Portugal and the Algarves, From mainland and over the sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and Lord of Conquest, Navigation and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India." more episodes please!!! :D

[@FlashPointHx]

We’re going back to Vasco da Gama for the next one - it will be his final episode

[@7ubaltm]

@@FlashPointHx I can't wait to see it. Back at college, about 15 years ago, I've made a research work about Vasco da Gama's second voyage, very lesser known than his first. It was a voyage of conquest, no longer of discoveries. Although my major is in Archaeology, I enjoyed that research a lot, since I had to read some chronicles of the time. I was shocked by the cruel tactics used then, something we don't usually know about if we stick to most of the modern synthesis texts that portrait just the heroic version of the facts. Keep up with the good work.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@7ubaltm awesome that you did this research - Vasco was a Sith Lord on his second voyage

[@hermanosoares3860]

Nice vídeo!Obrigado!❤🇵🇹💪

[@FlashPointHx]

You’re welcome !

[@Skillionaire005]

Beautiful! Great to find out about the Portuguese and their story.

[@FlashPointHx]

Thank you! 😃

[@marcosdiego4780]

I don't know if Cabral's journey or if FPH's journey in creating this was more epic.

[@andreascovano7742]

Another banger. I've seen you slowly but surely climbing the KZbin historian ladder! I was here from almost the beginning! I cannot wait until you get 250k and then 500k!

[@FlashPointHx]

It’s been a journey for sure - I’ve been loving it - thanks for watching for so long

[@joaodiogo72]

I love this series! Such an underated part of history.

As a brazillian, we received just a glance of the history, in school. As an adult, I've learned about a portuguese that already "discovered" Brazil years sooner than Cabral, but this portuguese was on a mission focused on the Treaty of Tordesilhas, so he kept sailing to the caribbean sea, instead of going south (as Cabral did). This video showed me the sequence after Cabral "discovered us" here in Brazil. Thank you for this and the other videos of the portuguese explorations.

[@FlashPointHx]

Don't forget the video on Duarte Pereira then =)

[@josesilva4171]

Wow! Thank you very much for giving us another amazing episode. The implications of these events changed history forever!

[@FlashPointHx]

You are so welcome Jose.

[@earthlymatters888]

This series has blown me. Fucking outstanding! Sincerely A history nerd from Australia. I hope theres more of this series!!!! Im in love!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Happy that you liked my video - there are several videos prior to this and I’m making the next one now

[@earthlymatters888]

@@FlashPointHx i watched all of them in one go. Excited for the next.

[@heldermartins8523]

Os portugueses eram os líderes absolutos do oceano Índico no século XVI. Viva Portugal!!! 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@fsantosneto]

Pedro Álvares de Gouveia was his correct name. Cabral was his father's surname. Pedro had 6 brothers and was the youngest and, for this reason, according to the custom of the time, he did not receive his father's surname but rather his mother's. However, due to the fame he acquired as a navigator, he came to be known as Gouveia, the son of Cabral, with the name Cabral later incorporated by historians as a surname. Ref. "Brasil - Segredo de Estado" - by historian and brazilian former ambassador in USA, Sérgio Correa da Costa.

[@jorge6207]

Fun fact. The first written record of the word Brasil to indicate the land was as early as 1502. It was spelt 'Brazill', and it was used by a Portuguese captain, António do Campo (the 4th time a portuguese expedition went do Brazil) instead of Vera Cruz or Santa Cruz (both were used). This suggests that the usage of Brasil was almost as old as Vera Cruz.

[@FlashPointHx]

Do you know how they came upon that name?

[@jorge6207]

@@FlashPointHx The widest accepted version is that the name comes from the Brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata), a tree that yelds a red dye which was a very sought out product. The name itself probably came from the Portuguese word Brasa (eng. ember), as the wood is red in appearance. Apparently the Portuguese recognise the tree as some sort of Sappanwood, which was already used to produce the red dye [edit: but very scarce]. In time, the economic root of the name superceded the political/religious one, apparently in common use at least in 1502.

[@aofg]

​@@jorge6207There was a mythical island in the Atlantic called Brazil. It appears as Brazil on the Catalan Atlas of 1375. So I bet that's the true origin of the name. When the news arrived in Portugal of Cabral's discovery, they thought it was that Island of Brazil and the name was picked up by people, even if it was officially called differently.

[@kaskorraky9473]

thanks man. the history of.my ancestors from Extremadura ❤

[@carlos-ju7ce]

As a dual national of Portugal (having been born in the overseas province of Mozambique) and growing up in South Africa, I am a product of the age of discovery, as both the aforementioned southern African countries were halfway houses between Europe and Asia at the outset. Thanks for the really detailed video and superb artwork portraying the events that Portugal used to carve its place in history, both good and bad. I like the thought that the king picked a diplomat to carry out his wishes ('walk softly'), but gave him a stick, in the form of an armada, 'just in case'.

[@brixcosmo6849]

Like Eusébio was! Now he rest eternally in the Portuguese National Phanteon amoung other great Portuguese People that contributed for our Nation. My father is also Mozambican-Portuguese. I was already born in Portugal in the 80's. 🇵🇹❤🇲🇿

[@jaikumarjadhav6575]

In Indian History, we read how Portuguese were the 1st to arrive and the last foreign power to leave India (1498 till 1960) they were less in population, but extremely influential and brave. There's a dish in my state (Maharashtra) called Pav Bhaji. (Pav = Bread = Paõ) so there's lots of cultural exchanges that took place during Portuguese rule.

[@leftsidem5030]

😂 Macedonias and others arrived Thousands of years before

[@brixcosmo6849]

Portuguese landed in 1498 in a not really united India. And only Goa was a Portuguese State till 1960. A lot of Portuguese have Goense Ancestry. The family of our Prime Minister (António Costa) for the last 10 years is Portuguese-Goense. India and other Asian Regions influenced Portuguese food a lot. Specially in the use of spices (pepper, curry, cinnamon, etc). There's a lot of Indian, Nepalese, Chinese and Japanese restaurants in Portugal. I love Indian food! 🇵🇹❤️🇮🇳

[@brixcosmo6849]

​@@leftsidem5030 You're not wrong. "The Indian campaign of Alexander the Great began in 327 BC and lasted until 325 BC. After conquering the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the Macedonian army undertook an expedition into the Indian subcontinent. Within two years, Alexander expanded the Macedonian Empire to include present-day Punjab and Sindh in what is modern-day Pakistan, surpassing the earlier frontiers that had been established by the Persian conquest of the Indus Valley."

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

AWWWWW mannnnnn... ending the video in that way was such a freaking tease lmao xD I cant wait for the next upload goddamit !!!!!!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

hahaha - happy that you liked it

[@luisferreira6040]

Amazing work!

[@AlexOnAdventure]

Thanks for video, we are waiting for Alfonso Albuquerque :))

[@FlashPointHx]

He’s definitely coming!

[@josesilva4171]

Mighty Alfonso de Albuquerque, you wouldn’t cross his path….

[@BBD1]

AMAZING WORK! Love it! Want more!! Want to see what happens next with the new fleet! :)

[@FlashPointHx]

Next episode in the works

[@pedroteixeira9903]

BEFORE COLOMBO - And of course you will have to go to the museum in Toronto to recognize the Portuguese presence and prove that the navigator João Vaz Corte-Real was in Canada in 1473. “History is very complex, as there are always several versions of events”, highlighted the president of the Real Canadian Portuguese Historial Museum

[@FelipeHawk1]

Pedro Teixeira, the Portuguese and Brazilian hero, who together with the Indians and our Brazilian People, defeated the English and Dutch, who tried to take our Amazon. The Hollywood political and film industry doesn't make a film about this story...

[@andrewwilson5901]

Here we go! Thanks for this. Just back from Lisbon and excited to see this!

[@FlashPointHx]

Nice! Lisbon is high on my list of places the go. Closest I’ve been was Madrid

[@andrewwilson5901]

@@FlashPointHx well worth a visit! So much to do. Lisbon and Sintra are a must!

[@martinklampfl3055]

Everytime I listen to a new episode on your podcast I am looking forward to the KZbin video. I am so grateful for your amazing content. Thank you for your efforts and your work.

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey my pleasure - I think its really hard to tell history without having a map to look at and images to see.

[@Tusiriakest]

Best KZbin series ever made! You are awesome!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Wow, thanks!

[@Tusiriakest]

@@FlashPointHx I really hope this gets famous because Portuguese history deserves it, but specially you deserve it. The work you put into these videos, the quality, the care, is amazing! I do hope you'll do Francisco de Almeida, Afonso de Albuquerque, and my favourite one, the knight, the astronomer, the geologist, the diplomat and the military genius that was Duarte Pacheco Pereira. Keep up the good work and thank you from deep in my heart for what you are doing for Portuguese History in particular, and Western and World history as a whole!

[@sillypuppy5940]

Thank you this great video. It's very interesting to hear about the creation of the first global empire.

[@FlashPointHx]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Cptnbond]

What an amazing series. Thanks for your effort, and times flies when watching quality historical material. Cheers.

[@rsautos]

as a portuguese i thank u ! great great work !

[@FlashPointHx]

Welcome !

[@thomasmayer9032]

I watched a lot of history stories, this was one of the best! But somehow I got the feeling it could be talked much more about this.

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah - there is a lot that I read while researching these videos that end up on the cutting room floor so to speak. Sometimes it’s about preserving the flow of the narrative

[@Iktius]

Heróis do mar, nobre povo

[@tomaslopes8824]

Like always, absolutely brilliant. I think we're all hoping for a next one on Vasco da Gama second voyage 🙏

[@FlashPointHx]

Vasco truly unleashes his dark side next

[@BorisMarques14.88]

Would love to see a tv series of this events

[@FlashPointHx]

Agree!

[@jorge6207]

It's difficult as the zeitgeist in Portugal passed from nationalist orthodox exaltation immediately to a state of constant self guilt, with nothing in between. On the other hand, the negative reaction to something like that would make for perfect promotion. The historiography is way more balanced since the 1960s, but it never spilt over to popular conscience.

[@PsychoAlfaSchizo]

The narration and animation are superb!! It really brings the history to life. I’m hooked.

[@hotman_pt_]

Thanks again for the detailed masterpiece!

[@pedromoreno717]

Thank you for all your work. I loved the Atila the Hun podcast, you make my 12hr shifts so much better ❤

[@FlashPointHx]

I don't care what you do, a 12 hour shift is tough. Happy I make it better for you =)

[@KHK001]

Always great to see more FPHs videos!

[@FlashPointHx]

Hey my pleasure as always K

[@hansfabri6906]

That was fantastic. You just keep omproving. Fantastic!

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks so much !

[@Kruvzkaya]

I found your channel just a couple of weeks ago and I've binged everything. your documentary on Isabel I y la reconquista was incredible, especially because you focused on such and interesting (but very often) forgotten historical figure, and from HER perspective. I would love to see more documentaries on other queens and their turning points in history! This episode was incredible and I cannot wait for the next one. Thank you so much for the content you are putting out!!

[@FlashPointHx]

I’m really happy that you liked my content - I was very happy with the way Isabella came out. I had been telling the story of the Reconquista - alternating from the Christian to the Muslim prospective and for the ending I figured it would be interesting to show it from her point of view. Again - appreciate you reaching out about this

[@ptlemon1101]

It's very likely that the Portuguese already knew about the existence of America. It the 1470 decade, Danish and Norwegian king, Christian I, knowing that the portuguese were becoming some of the best sailors in Europe, hired for a joint Danish-Portuguese Expedition to reclaim contact with old viking settlements in Iceland and Greenland. Naval tech and knowledge had expanded a lot since then so it's not too farfetched to say the danish and the portuguese easily reached those places through island hoping and go even further, reaching Canada in North America. This would have given the portuguese the knowledge that even if they don't exactly how much or the shape of the land, that knew there was something to the west, way before Columbus, and tried to keep it a secret form Castile. Some feitorias even popped in Canada but their maintenance was costly and didn't bring much that the portuguese wanted. With Vasco da Gama reaching India and the riches from it, those feitorias were quickly abandoned because money was on the East.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Not many islands on the way to do the hopping.

[@pedrocsantos8]

I'm loving this series, can't wait for the next episodes. 🙌

[@ithallosiqueira7914]

Pedro Alvares Cabral is a hero for me, a Brazilian. Being descendent of such brave men who explored the unknown in the name of the cross and the king, im proud to say. Thank you, Portugal. It is only by you, portuguese people (mainly D.João VI) that today my country is united. Even if the liberals keep trying to obscure OUR history, I, and my family, shall not.

[@thealexprime]

Eu hein .😂

[@ithallosiqueira7914]

@@thealexprime como asssim? Falei alguma coisa engracada?

[@thealexprime]

@@ithallosiqueira7914 deixa eu imaginar : seus outros idolos paulo kogos , bozo e o morto de carvalho 🤣😁😂🤣

[@powervr]

@@thealexprime deixa-me adivinhar ... é apoiante do lula ... o amante dos ditadores (russia e irão)

[@stephenmoerlein8470]

Fascinating history. Thanks for posting.

[@FlashPointHx]

Love you man!

[@ArchonShon]

Another beautifuly done video! Fascinating to learn about these lesser known (in my case) explorers.

[@FlashPointHx]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@haiack57]

This series is just brilliant thanks so much for your work! Super insightful and well sourced

[@FlashPointHx]

You’re so welcome !

[@kikoempis]

What an amazing work you are doing! Great videos on this series. I'm a fan.

[@FlashPointHx]

Happy that you liked this kiko

[@pedrocsantos8]

Fantastic, keep the good work!

[@FlashPointHx]

Will do :)

Great work with the videos! 5 stars! Can't wait to see the continuation of the Portuguese Age of Discovery series, featuring Duarte Pacheco Pereira and Afonso de Albuquerque? 🙂

[@FlashPointHx]

Don’t forget Almeida

[@antonietadeoliveira4900]

Thank you. I am grateful 🇧🇫

[@PauloRibeiro1978]

After 2 weeks of your video release I was overwhelmed with such information -and so proud!. Let me tell you we did not learn this bit of our history this way at school (early stage). I'm supposed to know better. For a start, and based on your amazing videos, I will get The Conquerors book (the base to produce this "version" - with all due respect). (So sorry for the bad grammar by the way). And thank you very much for this view. Not proud nor ashamed - those were different times. In a positive way of seeing things, what a bunch of crazy guys mastering, or trying to master the seas and winds. To explore and to expand territory - but at what cost? (to the "conquered/discovered" people). Definitely different times, different people, different feelings, different minds. Thank you for this approach. Now I have another book to read, so I hate you ;)

[@arandomwalk]

Can’t wait for the next part, notification of this upload woke me up and im glad it did

[@FlashPointHx]

Gonna start on the next part tomorrow

[@Imperium-YT]

Thanks alot for putting effort in telling the history of my country I know how hard you work, I just started to make videos too it´s very time consuming I hope you get all you deserve for all you offer to us viewers.

[@FlashPointHx]

It's my pleasure

[@MrTripleAgamer]

thanks man learning so much

[@FlashPointHx]

Awesome to hear this !

[@RevenantIgor]

Very interesting and engaging video, thank you so much for great content!

[@CarthagoMike]

Great work on yet another masterpiece minidocumentary!

[@IWS107]

Great video as always! Can not wait for the next one to come out...

[@FlashPointHx]

Vasco part 3 is already in the works

[@giuliorobertoful]

Without him we wouldn't exist as we do today, Brazil national Hero 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@dansmith4077]

Excellent video thank you for all the great content.

[@FlashPointHx]

My pleasure

[@amudhankulothungan3013]

Outstanding Video, hats off 👏 ❤

[@jwink7795]

flashpoint releases are like being woken up, mid week by your parents when you were 6 and being told, "listen, go wake up your brother, we gotta jet, we're going on holidayyy!!!" HOLLLLLAAaaaAAaAAAaa

[@FlashPointHx]

Boo yaaaahhh!!

[@carlospaiva2307]

brint it, its awesome, nicely done as usual, muito obrigado :)

[@brixcosmo6849]

Thanks! ❤🐺🇵🇹

[@FlashPointHx]

Welcome =)

[@doylekitchen9795]

Woo Hoo...da Gama returns! The meter gets pegged at the Dark Side. Need some spooky music for the next video. 😆

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah - need to start looking for some sinister stuff now

[@doylekitchen9795]

@@FlashPointHx Star Wars Imperial March would be fitting.

[@FlashPointHx]

@@doylekitchen9795 if it wasn’t copyrighted - it put that right in Doyle!

[@MrThunderFx]

Best history channel on youtube

[@tituslabienus01]

Yay Welcome Back🎉

[@FlashPointHx]

Good to be back :)

[@marcelosousa.2022]

Amazing job!!!

[@muhammadscott1488]

This is high quality stuff, thank you

[@josesilva4171]

There is, of course, a very dark side to it but the drive, skill and tenacity of the likes of Cabral, Vasco da Gama, Francisco de Almeida, Afonso de Albuquerque and Duarte Pacheco Pereira is inexplicable. Small country, small population, very far away from home and not a great technological advantage how did they manage to set the global world and control world trade?

[@josesilva4171]

Reading about each one of these characters kept me on edge and still can’t believe how they succeeded

[@josesilva4171]

It was against all odds

[@FlashPointHx]

It was an insane amount of determination and lucky that made these men succeed

[@lost_porkchop]

People were just tougher back then. They weren't as afraid of death because they had seen it all their lives. Not wanting to be a peasant probably also kicked their asses into high gear.

[@josesilva4171]

@@lost_porkchop That is not enough to explain events like the battle of Cochin.... 100k army + home advantage + similar technology against 150.... 1:1000? That Duarte Pacheco Pereira was unreal.

[@cat_pb]

I need to wait for the compilation!!!

[@FlashPointHx]

Yeah this is such an amazing battle that I wanted to have a few videos out there - hopefully one will go viral - this encounter is all but forgotten by history

[@54032Zepol]

Another great video! Keep up the great work! Your quality content has only improved! 😎

[@FlashPointHx]

Thanks a ton!

[@jayhuxley2559]

Now, we need the video of Francisco de Almeida!

[@FlashPointHx]

Who? Nah just kidding he’s just around the corner!

[@injectorplanet4306]

just perfect!

[@seandawson2335]

Great video! How fascinating!

[@joffrethegiant]

The achievement titles are fantastic! How did you get "quem não arrisca não petisca"?!

[@FlashPointHx]

Happy that you liked the achievements - some didn't like them so much. I had to research 'best statements in Portuguese Brazilian' to find this. It seemed appropriate for Cabral's accomplishment. I don't read or speak Portuguese so I'm hoping it was the right thing to add

[@joffrethegiant]

@@FlashPointHx I thought so. Thanks for doing these!

[@antoniopires4750]

@@FlashPointHx This saying can be roughly translated as "He who does not risks, does not reaps." and it is well suited for the moment.

[@davidribeiro1064]

@@FlashPointHx That one is also common in Portugal and FWIW I thought it was kinda apropriate, although I perosnally feel it would be even better for either reaching the Bojador, or for some the shenanigans I'm not spoiling in the Indian Ocean.

[@silveriorebelo2920]

@@FlashPointHx it's a popular Portuguese dictum

[@grenity]

This video is spectacular.