Because of the trading posts in Lisbon, it became the only entrance point for Asian goods into Europe. It was either that or deal with the Arab traders through the middle east and that was not economically viable, so they all started trading with Portugal.
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Its similarities were the start of the Golden Age which branched off into the Habsburg dynasty which helped both financially and the blossoming of capitalism and trade throughout.
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