The Epic Rise and Fall of Portugal: Between the Tides

A picture of geography and time: The story takes Portugal as the core stage, and the time ranges from the end of the 14th century to the mid-17th century - an era when the country's destiny fluctuated like huge waves. Geography: Starting from the capital Lisbon, passing by the Sagres Nautical School, which symbolizes the starting point of exploration, to the "end of the world" Cabo da Roca, and finally to the map of empires all over the world, showing a spatial change from a small country to a global empire. Era: From the completion of getting rid of Moorish rule and establishing a nation-state, to the glorious pinnacle of the Age of Discovery, to the long dusk of the succession crisis and the disintegration of the empire.