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Portugal's Forgotten Pirate: Fernão Mendes Pinto's Asian Adventures
In this episode of The History of Portugal, Lucas and Luna dive into the incredible true story of Fernão Mendes Pinto, a 16th-century Portuguese adventurer, trader, and sometimes-pirate who spent over 20 years wandering across Asia. Pinto claimed to have been captured by pirates, sold into slavery, fought in battles from Sumatra to Japan, and even helped introduce the arquebus to Japanese warfare. His memoir, the 'Peregrinação' (Pilgrimage), is a rollicking, often disputed account that rivals any picaresque novel. We explore Pinto's journey from a poor boy in Montemor-o-Velho…
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