Portugal Day on June 10 (1580) commemorates the death of the great Portuguese poet Luís de Camões. He wrote Portugal’s epic national poem Os Lusíadas in 1572. It’s about the opening of the sea route to India by the great Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama in the 15th century (1497 – 1499). We commemorate his death because nobody knows for sure when he was born. De Camões’ … [Read more...] about Celebrate Portugal Day!