Christopher Columbus' first voyage across the Atlantic.
This empire captured the Spanish port city of Ceuta [THAY-oo-tah] in 1415 and the Indian port city of Goa in 1510. When this country's explorer, Bartolomeu Diaz, discovered the Cape of Good Hope, its king, Joao II [joh-ow "the second"], refused to fund (*) Christopher Columbus' first voyage across the Atlantic. In 1494, this country signed the Treaty of Tordesillas with its Iberian neighbor, Spain. For 10 points, name this country with capital Lisbon.
This empire captured the Spanish port city of Ceuta [THAY-oo-tah] in 1415 and the Indian port city of Goa in 1510.
Portugal (accept Portuguese Republic or Empire)