Spencer LowJul 75 minThe Battle of Diu - How the Portuguese won control of the Indian OceanThere are many famous naval battles in history: the Battle of Midway in World War II, the Battle of Trafalgar during the Napoleonic Wars,...
Spencer LowMay 252 minWhen the Portuguese first arrived in India... Part 2In a post a few years ago, I wrote about the fact that when the Portuguese first arrived in India, they were surprised to encounter...
Spencer LowMay 123 minMacau and Portugal's Carnation RevolutionPortugal celebrated 50 years of democracy a few weeks ago on the 25th of April. On that day in 1974, a military coup ended 48 years of...
Spencer LowMar 32 minJapanese castella cake カステラA few months ago I wrote a post about how the Portuguese introduced pumpkin to Japan. My family and I went to Japan a few weeks ago for a...
Spencer LowJan 143 minThe Portuguese roots of Southeast Asia's Eurasian communityTo be Eurasian is to be between two worlds, with ancestors from both Europe and Asia. From the perspective of ethnicity there is much...