Obviously, all stories are relative, still, this is only one of them and, the undeniable fact is Portugal was the first global village. Allow me to publish a few more texts in this line and you will see that I don't deny the participation of others. History belongs to all of us.
Plus: I have no national fervor. I am European, in every sense. What I strive for is the presevation of our common culture, and the portuguese enterprise of exploration of the world is an important part of it, as were the histories of all european countries. Remember that Portugal was founded by a Borgougnoise and at some point, both The Netherlands, most of Germany, Sicily, Spain and Portugal were under the same King, and this wasn't the Roman Empire, it was in the same 17th Century that the English formed the East India Company. :)