葡萄牙位于欧洲伊比利亚半岛西南部,1143年成为独立王国,第一位国王是阿方索一世。15世纪初,在亨利王子的组织下,葡萄牙成为世界海洋技术及探险的领跑者。1488年,迪亚士绕过非洲好望角,1498年,达伽马到达印度,找到了通向东方的航路,随后葡萄牙船队便由印度洋继续东进,通过马六甲海峡进入中国南海,于1516年到达广州沿海。 Portugal is located in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula in Europe and became an independent kingdom in 1143. The first king was Alfonso I. In the early 15th century, under the organization of Prince Henry, Portugal became the world leader in marine technology and adventure. In 1488, Dias crossed the Cape of Good Hope. In 1498, Da Gama arrived in India and found the route to the east. Afterwards, the Portuguese fleet continued eastward by the Indian Ocean and entered the South China Sea through the Straits of Malacca and arrived in 1516 Guangzhou coast.