Portugal decides not to halt the expulsion of the hated Moors (Muslims) from the Iberian Peninsula, but to continue the war in Africa. A huge expedition of 45,000 men on 200 ships, led by the king and all his sons, seizes Ceuta, opposite Gibraltar. The king is less enthusiastic than his third son, who will become known as Henry the Navigator. Madeira and the Azores are soon occupied, and the production of sugar and fine wine (the grapes will be brought from Cyprus) will be based there.
