History of the Portuguese Empire
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Inventory and analytical index of 190 manuscript letters pertaining mostly to Asia in 16th-17th centuries located in the Portuguese National Archives.
Portugal in the Sea of Oman - Religion and Politics is an editorial achievement, which is unique in the Arab World. In cooperation with the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Oman, the University of Aachen and the Centro de Estudos... more
Karel Staněk, Sen o novém Portugalsku v tropech: Portugalský pokus o osídlení Šrí Lanky (1580-1630)/ / A Dream about a New Portugal in the Tropics: A Portuguese Attempt to Colonize Sri Lanka (1580-1630)/, Praha, Scriptorium 2017, ISBN... more
O presente texto tem como propósito a intenção de procurar definir o que é um império e que componentes são necessárias para se definir o mesmo. Império extravasa o domínio político e entra na esfera da economia e da cultura, ou será que... more
Este trabalho reúne documentação de natureza epistolar que originalmente publiquei, de forma separada, in Mare Liberum. Revista de História dos Mares (números 4 e 17, respetivamente de 1992 e 1999). Trata-se de textos constantes dos... more
Estudo sobre a composição social dos integrantes da Câmara municipal de Porto Alegre no século XVIII, abordando igualmente sua comunicação com a Coroa portuguesa e as relações com outras autoridades administrativas (governador e ouvidor).
A Constituição Política da Monarquia Espanhola, de 19 de março de 1812, seria conhecida na Espanha como a Constituição de Cádiz. Sua elaboração precoce fez da Espanha um dos primeiros países do mundo a ter sua Constituição escrita. Ela... more
This article focuses on regionalist voluntary associations in the former Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique during the twentieth century, relating them to the issues of social capital and plurality of identity, and linking them... more
This article analyses how the Portuguese overseas empire was integrated into the global politics of the Catholic Monarchy. By studying the conflict of Ormuz in the period between 1600 and 1625 and by seeking parallels with other conflicts... more
Introdução geral multimédia à "Peregrinação" de Fernão Mendes Pinto para estudantes de literaturas lusófonas e, especialmente, da literatura de viagens do Renascimento na Europa.
A review of Walter Rossa's book describing the development of the development of the urban forms of the Portuguese cities presently situated in the Republic of India.
The article analyzes the reign of the King Manuel I of Portugal (1495–1521), during which the long-standing Portuguese effort to find a sea route to India culminated, Subsequently, the Portuguese power in India was established. Then, the... more
In this chapter we propose to discuss the strategies deployed by Portugal, a peripheral country in nineteenth and twentieth century Europe, to use its African Empire as a token for asserting its position in the European arena. Beyond... more
Inevitavelmente a revisitação poética de Macau implicaria para Fernanda Dias a confrontação com a memória do Império a que a aventura marítima portuguesa das Descobertas conduziu, com os resquícios do passado colonial que o espaço e as... more
Isso mesmo, que ele se foda. O neoliberalismo é uma merda. Não precisamos dele.
The conquest of Melaka by Afonso de Albuquerque was a feat of arms celebrated by poets and chroniclers and traditionally referred to as a major achievement in the settlement of Portuguese Estado da Índia. However, some questions may be... more
The profits obtained with the Portuguese Discoveries were disputed by different nobility clans. As an example it’s described what happened on Terceira’s Island during the first fifty years of its colonization.
"Os Mercadores da Liga Hanseática em Lisboa na Viragem do século XV para o século XVI" "Merchants of the Hanseatic League in Lisbon at the turn of the 15th towards the 16th century" Workshop "Comunidades Estrangeiras em Lisboa (Séculos... more
パトリック・シュウェマー『語り物末流の研究』プリンストン大学博士論文、2015年 第一巻 『相模川』の研究:17世紀幸若舞曲の展開 1.危険な「棚飾り」:プリンストン大学図書館所蔵『相模川』絵巻の研究 2.本居宣長以前の「もののあはれ」:古浄瑠璃『梶原最期しづかあづまくだり』の研究 3.反体制文学から徳川幕府の式楽へ:能『相模川』の研究 第二巻 バレト写本の研究:日本文学としての、日本語によるキリシタン文学... more
The study examined the Benin – Portuguese Relations: Ughoton as a Benin Port (1485 – 1506). It further examined the coming of the Portuguese through the Benin port, Ughoton to Benin City. It also analyzed the articles of trade to Ughoton.... more
This paper studies how the annexation of Portugal by the Spanish Habsburgs between 1580 and 1640 impacted its military technology, and especially artillery. By focusing on the documentation from the Spanish artillery administration, it... more
In 1959 Frantz Fanon met in Rome with Angolan writers related to the foundation of the MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola). This essay will attempt to analyse the context and the implications this meeting was to have on... more