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Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580
University of Minnesota Press 1977; US$ 51.00This 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,... more...
Una historia de España
Edhasa 1753; US$ 17.08Esta no es una historia de España más. Tanto en el estricto sentido territorial, como en el sentido político y jurídico, España es un Estado reciente, que data del último tercio del siglo XX. Antes de esta fecha, el espacio geográfico y político que se denominaba "España" ha atravesado diversas vicisitudes sociales, distintas formas políticas y fronteras... more...
Sepúlveda, cronista del emperador
Edhasa 2012; US$ 21.88?Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda no creyó en el destino sino en el libre albedrío: la trayectoria vital de cada uno y la preparación para la eternidad dependen de los propios empeños, de la fuerza de su voluntad. Pero o el destino, o la conducta que siguió mientras vivía, forjaron para él y su obra las mayores ofensas que pueden infligirse a un creador, que... more...
A Brief History of the Celts
Constable & Robinson 2013; US$ 13.11For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. A foremost authority on the Celtic peoples and their culture, Peter Berresford Ellis presents an invigoration overview... more...
The Portuguese Revolution
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010; US$ 34.99Building on decades of research, leading scholar Ronald H. Chilcote provides a definitive analysis of the 1974?1975 Portuguese revolution, which captured global attention and continues to resonate today. His study revisits a key historical moment to explain the revolution and its aftermath through periods of authoritarianism and resistance as well... more...
The Calabrian Charlatan 1598-1603
Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 135.00In 1598 a man - branded the Calabrian Charlatan by his Spanish opponents - appeared in Venice claiming to be King Sebastian, the Portuguese monarch who disappeared in battle some twenty years before. Over the next five years Venetians, Spaniards, and Portuguese wrangled over the true character and identity of the man. Was he a lunatic? Was he an impostor?... more...
Uncertain Beginnings
Port Campbell Press 2011; US$ 12.99In the late 1400s, under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal developed into a leader in the discovery of new oceans and islands. However, in 1580, the Spanish invaded Portugal and the country became subservient to the Spanish Crown. Spain also had its set-backs: the disastrous voyage of Magellan in 1520 to 1523, with its terrible... more...
The Baker Who Pretended to Be King of Portugal
University of Chicago Press 2012; US$ 29.00On August 4, 1578, in an ill-conceived attempt to wrest Morocco back from the hands of the infidel Moors, King Sebastian of Portugal led his troops to slaughter and was himself slain. Sixteen years later, King Sebastian rose again. In one of the most famous of European impostures, Gabriel de Espinosa, an ex-soldier and baker by trade—and most... more...
A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 49.95A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America. Malyn Newitt examines how the ideas and institutions of a late medieval society were deployed to aid... more...
Spain and Portugal
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 85.00Serves as a reference guide for any student interested in the modern history of Spain and Portugal. This work contains a concise narrative history, a chronology, and an A-to-Z encyclopedia covering significant people, places, events, and issues in Spanish and Portuguese history. more...









