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Title: The Portuguese In The Age Of Discovery C.1340v1665. Catalogue Number: 9781849088480. Format: BOOK.

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From humble beginnings, in the course of three centuries the Portuguese built the world's first truly global empire, stretching from modern Brazil to sub-Saharan Africa and from India to the East Indies (Indonesia). Portugal had established its present-day borders by 1300 and the following century saw extensive warfare that confirmed Portugal's independence and allowed it to aspire to maritime expansion, sponsored by monarchs such as Prince Henry the Navigator. Intent on finding a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade, the Portuguese discovered a route down Africa's western coast, employing the innovative caravel, a vessel that could be sailed closer to the wind than any other in use at the time. In 1488 Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope and ten years later Vasco da Gama reached India. In 1500 Pedro lvares Cabral discovered Brazil and the Portuguese began to exploit the fabulous natural wealth of the Americas. Victory over the Mamluks at the Battle of Diu (1509) handed the Portuguese control over the Indian Ocean and allowed them to capture a succession of key ports such as Ceylon, Goa and Malacca. Portuguese sailors continued to explore the coasts and islands of East Asia, and by 1580 a network of outposts linked Lisbon to a vast trading empire that stretched as far as Japan. The period closed with Portugal and its empire passing to Spanish control for 60 years from 1580. During this nearly 300-year period, the Portuguese fought alongside other Iberian forces against the Moors of Andalusia; with English help successfully repelled a Castilian invasion (1385); and fought the Moors in Morocco, Africans, the Ottoman Turks, and the Spanish in colonial competition. The colourful and exotic Portuguese forces that prevailed in these battles on land and sea are the subject of this book.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1849088489
ISBN-13
9781849088480
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Portuguese in the Age of Discovery C. 1340-1665
Author
David Nicolle
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Spain & Portugal, Military / Medieval
Publication Year
2012
Genre
History
Number of Pages
48 Pages

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9.8in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
7.2in
Item Weight
6.1 Oz

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Series Volume Number
484
Lc Classification Number
Dp559
Table of Content
Portugal in the early 14th century - archaic early armies /Modernization under English influence - English alliance in Hundred Years' War - defeat of Spanish invasion /Reconquista of the Muslim south /Expansion in early 15th century: invasion of Morocco - voyages of discovery (Vasco da Gama, etc.) - trading/military expeditions around African coast - in Indian Ocean /Consolidation, mid-15th-16th centuries: merchant colonies - raising of local colonial forces - invasion and colonization of Brazil /Fighting off the competition /Resistance to Spanish pressure, 16th century - metropolitan forces - final loss of independence to Spain, 1580 /Bibliography /Index
Illustrated by
Embleton, Gerry
Copyright Date
2012
Dewey Decimal
946.902
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Men-At-Arms Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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