Miguel of Portugal

Chapter 2: The Move to Bombay The fate of the Bene Israel community began to change after they migrated to Bombay in mid eighteenth century. The first Jewish interaction with Bombay dates back to the year 1554 when the Portuguese took over the group of island from Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat. Garciade Orta who was a Mariano Jews was one of the earliest European to whom the islands were leased. He was a famous scientist, scholar and physician. The Bene Israel were the first to move to Bombay…

Spain, Britain, France, and Portugal all developed colonies in North and South America, but they administered them in differing ways. French explorers such as Jacques Cartier, and Samuel de Champlain founded French colonies on the island of Mont Real (now Montreal) and in Quebec by sailing along the St. Lawrence river. The summation of their new colonies became known as New France. After priest Jacques Marquette and trader Louis Joliet explored the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes, add…

Many people, events, and wars have made their mark. But there were certain individuals that made their mark on history that will be remembered for centuries to come. Samurai’s played an important role for Japan's history. From their fashion style to the way they battle, and ways to gain and overpower the government and their ruler. While seeing how the era for Samurai and knights had some common interest, but also not even some…

Before the sixteenth century the Crusades had presented European people to the goods of the East. Goods, such as spices, became necessities, but they were increasingly costly. These goods had to be transported over long overland routes. Many times middlemen would take profits from these goods before they even reached European merchants. Europeans knew they needed a new, cheaper route to Asia. Because of the need of these costly goods, economic and political rivalry began amongst European powers.…

Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon, by the author Jorge Amado, dates back to an early 20th century Brazil, in the city of Ilheus. Here, we are presented with two main characters, Mundinho Falcao and Nacib. Mundinho Falcao is a young man from Rio de Janeiro, who moved to Ilheus and enriched through exporting of materials. He had as a goal to accelerate the development of the city, ameliorate the ports and overthrow Bastos, the current ruler back then. Nacib was a Syrian man, owner of a local bar, who…

around the southern tip of Africa. He also discovered the European the south-east trade wind to the west and south of South Africa, then establishing the wind system for those who chose to sail after him. He was born in 1450 in Algarve Kingdom of Portugal he died 29 May 1500 at the age of 50 years he was part of the Portuguese royal household he sailed the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488 he reached the Indian ocean from the Atlantic he was the first European known to do that. He is mostly…

HISTORY OF BRAZIL CUISINE Brazil is a very large country and its people come from many different backgrounds. The cuisine of a country is determined largely by the societies, customs and traditions within that culture. Certain foods and ingredients also shows the culture of a country. Brazilian cuisine has European and African influences. It is known by region, showing the country's mix of native and immigrant peoples, and its continental size as well. This has created a national cuisine.…

religious beliefs in Spain and Portugal by the 15th century. While these views do not directly contradict William’s statement from above, they attempt to show the evolution of racist thoughts of feudalism in Europe to capitalism in the…

During the age of colonization, Spanish and Portuguese colonies became decisive exponents to European economy. The economy of Latin American colonies was mainly based on mining, agriculture and monopoly. In turn, European’s economy was heavily based on these revenues. Basically, the colonies “existed to increase the economic well-being and political strength of their mother country” (Burkholder and Wasserman, 157). In an effort to maintain their own economic stability, the Castilian and…

Isis Raele Journal 2 In Spanish colonies religion played a structural role in society. The relationship between the church and state at that time was nonexistent, especially when it came to the royals of Spain. Many of the new settlers of the Latin America 's believed that it was their religious destiny to convert the indigenous people to the salvation of Christ. The natives would be gathered into small towns, and many of times these would be organized by missionaries. Within these small towns…