The Portuguese in the East: A Cultural History of a Maritime Trading Empire (International Library of Colonial History) By Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies 2008-10-14 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1845115856 | PDF | 3.3 MB
Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India in the late 15th Century opened up new economic and cultural horizons for the Portuguese. At the height of Portugal’s maritime influence, it had created an oceanic state ranging from the Cape of Good Hope to China. While Portugal’s direct political influence in Asia was comparatively short-lived, its linguistic influence remains...