Portugal And The Discovery Of America
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Portugal And The Discovery Of America
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Author : Alfredo Pinheiro Marques
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Portugal And The Discovery Of America written by Alfredo Pinheiro Marques and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
Portugal And The European Discovery Of America
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Author : Alfredo Pinheiro Marques
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Portugal And The European Discovery Of America written by Alfredo Pinheiro Marques and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with America categories.
The Discovery Of America With Some Account Of Ancient America And The Spanish Conquest
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Author : John Fiske (historien et philosophe).)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
The Discovery Of America With Some Account Of Ancient America And The Spanish Conquest written by John Fiske (historien et philosophe).) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with America categories.
The Discovery Of America
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Author : John Fiske
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
The Discovery Of America written by John Fiske and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with categories.
Spain And Portugal In The New World 1492 1700
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Author : Lyle N. McAlister
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 1984
Spain And Portugal In The New World 1492 1700 written by Lyle N. McAlister and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with History categories.
Spanish and Portuguese expansion substantially altered the social, political, and economic contours of the modern world. In his book, Lyle McAlister provides a narrative and interpretive history of the exploration and settlement of the Americas by Spain and Portugal. McAlister divides this period (and the book) into three parts. First, he describes the formation of Old World societies with particular attention to those features that influenced the directions and forms of overseas expansion. Second, he traces the dynamic processes of conquest and colonization that between 1492 and about 1570 firmly established Spanish and Portuguese dominion in the New World. The third part deals with colonial growth and consolidation down to about 1700. McAlister's main themes are: the post-conquest territorial expansion that established the limits of what later came to be called Latin America, the emergence of distinctively Spanish and Portuguese American societies and economies, the formation of systems of imperial control and exploitation, and the ways in which conflicts between imperial and American interests were reconciled. This comprehensive history, with its extensive bibliographic essay and attention to historiographic issues, will be a standard reference for students and scholars of the period.
The European Discovery Of America The Southern Voyages A D 1492 1616
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Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The European Discovery Of America The Southern Voyages A D 1492 1616 written by Samuel Eliot Morison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
The late Samuel Eliot Morison, a former U.S. Navy admiral, was also one of America's premier historians. Combining a first-hand knowledge of the sea and transatlantic travel with a brilliantly readable narrative style, he produced what has become nothing less than the definitive account of the great age of European exploration. In his riveting and richly illustrated saga, Morison offers a comprehensive account of all the known voyages by Europeans to the New World from 500 A.D. to the seventeenth century. Together, the two volumes of The European Discovery of America tell the compelling stories of the many intrepid explorers who made what was then a journey frought with danger--figures as diverse as Leif Ericsson, Columbus, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Martin Frobisher, Magellan, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Francis Drake to name but a few. They also follow the adventures of lesser-known but no less interesting mariners and offer a detailed look at those who set them forth on their travels. In the first volume, The Northern Voyages--winner of the prestigious Bancroft Prize for History--Morison re-creates the lives and perilous times of those who claimed to have seen the shores of North America in the 600 years after the Norsemen first landed. He brings to his account a rare immediacy, making the drama and unpredictability of their voyages as significant in relation to the people of their era as the astronauts' journeys have been for our own times. Morison also offers a fascinating look at the imaginary lands reported by early travelers (such mythical places as Antilia and the Seven Cities, the glorious Kingdoms of Norumbega and Saguenay, and Hy-Brasil the Isle of the Blest) and examines as well the alleged discoverers of these lands. With warmth and wit he distinguishes fact from fiction, and imaginary explorers and their exploits from actual men and events. In the second volume, Morison turns his attention to the navigators who negotiated the waters of the Caribbean and the treacherous coasts of South America, even following them as they ventured ashore to the dark inland of the southern continent. The Southern Voyages begins with the events leading up to Columbus's arrival in San Salvador in 1492 and concludes with the discovery of the southernmost bit of land, Cape Horn, by Dutch explorers in 1616. In between, Morison retraces the routes of all the great mariners, including a step-by-step account of Magellan's voyage that would take him around the world. Morison has enlivened his narrative with a wide range of source material from Italy, Spain, Portugal, and South America, in the process shedding new light on questions that have divided scholars througout history: Did Sir Francis Drake discover San Francisco Bay? Was Amerigo Vespucci a great explorer or a fraud--or a little of both? What role did the French have in the European discovery of Brazil? Each volume brims with contemporary illustrations, maps (many of them specially drawn for this history) and photographs (often taken by Morison himself as he flew at low altitude along the coastal routes of explorers), which together identify virtually every allusion to land and sea made by the great European navigators in their ship logs and their later accounts. With the 500th anniversary of the European arrival in America came much controversy over Columbus's true legacy. With its lively and engaging style, and with its unsurpassed understanding of the age, The European Discovery of America helps put the era of exploration in much-needed perspective. Anyone interested in the history of America, indeed, in the history of Western Civilization, will find these volumes absolutely essential.
Discovery In The Archives Of Spain And Portugal
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Author : Lawrence J. McCrank
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 1993
Discovery In The Archives Of Spain And Portugal written by Lawrence J. McCrank and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The quincentenary celebration of the voyage of Christopher Columbus to America sparked popular controversy and political debate over the true nature of the voyage as discovery or conquest. Discovery in the Archives of Spain and Portugal refocuses the debate, serving as a reminder that historical reinterpretation calls for reexamination of evidence rather than merely the expression of personal opinion. A lively and interesting overview of Iberian and related archives, the book examines archives and primary documentary sources in the early-modern era from Spain and Portugal. Discovery in the Archives of Spain and Portugal surveys sources, source criticism, and controversies surrounding Christopher Columbus and revisionism in interpreting the "discovery of America" as an encounter between two worlds. Authors discuss the origin of archives and historical documentation and pose questions and themes for further research provide survey information and practical guidance for potential research in Spanish and Portuguese archives give an overview of gathering, editing, analyzing, and interpreting primary sources share anecdotal experiences of research in the archives of Spain and Portugal relate narratives and documentary sources for Columbus's affair with those in the larger arena of European expansionism. Discovery in the Archives of Spain and Portugal is a fascinating volume that conveys the flavor of searching archives, the enthusiasm of past and current researchers, and a sense of genuine discovery in the archives. Librarians, historians, and archivists will find the book to be an intriguing study of primary sources and original material surrounding the travels of Christopher Columbus to America within the broader context of his times.
Conquerors
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Author : Roger Crowley
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2015-09-15
Conquerors written by Roger Crowley and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with History categories.
As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code of the Atlantic winds, launched the expedition of Vasco da Gama to India and beat the Spanish to the spice kingdoms of the East - then set about creating the first long-range maritime empire. In an astonishing blitz of thirty years, a handful of visionary and utterly ruthless empire builders, with few resources but breathtaking ambition, attempted to seize the Indian Ocean, destroy Islam and take control of world trade. Told with Roger Crowley's customary skill and verve, this is narrative history at its most vivid - a epic tale of navigation, trade and technology, money and religious zealotry, political diplomacy and espionage, sea battles and shipwrecks, endurance, courage and terrifying brutality. Drawing on extensive first-hand accounts, it brings to life the exploits of an extraordinary band of conquerors - men such as Afonso de Albuquerque, the first European since Alexander the Great to found an Asian empire - who set in motion five hundred years of European colonisation and unleashed the forces of globalisation.
Portuguese Voyages To America In The Fifteenth Century
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Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Portuguese Voyages To America In The Fifteenth Century written by Samuel Eliot Morison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with America categories.
Columbus Or The Discovery Of America
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Author : Joachim Heinrich Campe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1818
Columbus Or The Discovery Of America written by Joachim Heinrich Campe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1818 with America categories.