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"September 11, 1510, Port of Lisbon”
"Santa Maria Is Sailing”
Along the port street in Lisbon, the smell of fresh fish and wine could be felt everywhere. This important port city and trade center was the haunt of ships from both the eastern Mediterranean and Genoese in those times, as well as from Africa and far Asia. 2,000 years ago in Roman times, just as Ephesus was the center of the world's maritime trade route and the largest port, Lisbon was the same throughout the Middle Ages.
The majestic body of Santa Maria reflected in the evening sun on the water, creating an image on the surface of the sea as if there were a small hill on top of a small islet. This giant Spanish galleon could take up to 200 passengers in total and, when the necessary supplies were stocked, it could trave
