Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415-1580 / / Bailey W. Diffie, George D. Winius

• Autore: Diffie Bailey W (Bailey Wallys), <1902-1983.>
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1977; ©1977
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxx, 533 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 909/.09/71246904
• Soggetto geografico: Portugal History; Portugal History Period of discoveries, 1385-1580
• Altri autori: WiniusGeorge D (George Davison)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography (pages 477-516) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: West-East relations from ancient times to the fourteenth century A.D. -- Prelude to empire: Portuguese and European expansion to 1415 -- Ceuta - the beginning of empire -- Portuguese expansion in Africa and the Atlantic, 1415-37 -- New discoveries along the African coast and the old Spanish rival -- Explorations to Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands -- Henry "the navigator" who followed his stars -- Navigation: Portuguese haven-finding in the ocean sea -- Dividing the land and the waters: the Treaty of Alcáçovas, 1479-80 -- Joāo II: the "perfect prince" who looked south and east -- Christopher Columbus: a Genoese who made a "Portuguese" voyage for Spain -- Vasco da Gama: "May the devil take you! What brought you here?" -- Cabral: the captain who touched four continents -- Preconditions to an Asian empire -- From discovery to conquest -- The shape of empire: the nucleus, 1509-15 -- The shape of empire, continued: the nucleus, 1515-80 -- Institutions of trade and government -- The shape of empire: the Western periphery -- The periphery: Indonesia -- The periphery: China and Japan -- The balance sheet.
• Sommario/riassunto: This account traces the history of the Portuguese overseas discoveries, following the expansion into the Atlantic island, the Madeiras, and the Azores. It continues the account with the history of Portuguese discoveries along the African coast, at Guinea, the Congo, and Good Hope, then follows the voyages of Vasco da Gama to India and to Cabra, Brazil, and the expansion in the early years of the sixteen century to Malacca, China, and the East Indies. The volume presents not only a useful narrative of the spread of Portuguese empire but also new interpretations and analyses of the Portuguese overseas history.
• Titolo autorizzato: Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415-1580
• ISBN: 0-8166-8156-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782085303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Europe and the world in the Age of Expansion ; ; 1.