Miguel of Portugal

THE EARLY VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION WERE MAINLY MOTIVATED BY TRADE Throughout the early voyages of exploration, many new and strange things were discovered and brought back to the mother countries which would create prosperity and power. The motivations behind these voyages are governed by not only trade but also by the possibilities of personal gain for both the explorers and the nation as well as the influences of religion and unity against the Islamic state. Although trade was a major…

Final Book Review Project, Postwar by Tony Judt Approaching the historic context of Europe since 1945 is generally not an easy task, but in the case of Tony Judt’s 2005 book, Postwar, he provides a strong interpretation of all the occurrences in this time period. Throughout his book, Judt is very efficient in tackling all of the issues that were important during these years, which would make Postwar a book that in general, can very effectively speak to the present generation of Europeans. The…

The Indian Ocean trade was system that allowed the countries in the Indian Ocean to participate in a symbiotic relationship. The trade of many extravagant goods encouraged the surrounding countries to develop relationships between each other which lead to sharing discoveries and goods. Then, when the Portuguese arrived in the Indian Ocean there was an introduction of a power arrangement. Ultimately, the Portuguese disrupted a harmonious system of advancements and ruined the dynamics of the…

Columbus' main plan during his voyage season was to reach Asia in search of spices. They were in search of an efficient route to travel to Asia. Their whole motivation for leaving Europe was to come across the mainland of Asia by sailing west of Europe. Knowing that the massive continent of Africa was in the was if your head east, they decided to head west. This seemed like a good plan until they ended up coming across the Indies in the Carribean. Columbus did not expect to reach these many…

Cordoba is located on the Iberian Peninsula on a northern bank of the Guadalquivir river, within Spain. From early in the 2rd century Cordoba was part of the Roman empire. Under Roman rule it became a place that was the centre of Roman intellectual life in Iberia and was referred to as Colonia Patricia, for the class of its citizens With the invasion of the Roman Empire through the 3rd and 5th centuries by the Germanic Visigoths, Cordoba was under Visigothic rule between the 6th and 8th…

many benefits that came from the Portuguese presence became overshadowed as the people and the economy began to suffer. The west brought over many diseases that reached Afonso’s people. In order to fix the problem, he wrote a letters to the king of Portugal. In one of his many letters, he asked for proper medication to treat the illnesses. But the diseases brought many to believe that God was not helpful or necessary to their health. Once being cured with other things that don’t involve the…

employed by the king of Portugal to find a trade route to India. The successes from his explorations and discoveries had a significantly positive impact on his home country. However they had quite the opposite on the countries which he came across on his journey. The explorer Vasco da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal in about the year 1460. Da Gama always had great interest in the sea and when he was of age he joined the Portuguese navy where he learned to navigate. The King of Portugal at the…

Most of the historical events and cultural influences in Spain are due to its geographical location. Third biggest country in the Western Europe is located in Iberian Peninsula that serves as a bridge between Africa and rest of the Western European countries. Each period in Spanish history carried the great influence in the formation of their beliefs and their lifestyle. Long time before Christians and Muslims came to the Spanish land, Sephardi (Jewish Spain) was the leader in Judaism was also…

Portugal impacted the Indian Ocean trade in multiple ways throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. For example, they took control of Malacca. As well as a fortress at the mouth of the Red Sea for better control of trade. Lastly, they were the only ones with working cannons on their ships which made them a powerhouse of ocean trade. Portugal had a fortress at the mouth of the Red Sea to impact the Indian Ocean. According to document A from there they could see no spices might pass to the land of…

in pepper and other spices in exchange for gold and silver. Vasco returned soon to Portugal. Though he lost many man on the voyage but he succeeded in breaking the monopoly of Arabs. Preparations now began in Portugal to send a larger fleet of thirteen ships, armed with cannons and 1200 men. The fleet arrived in 1500. The reached calicut and demanded the King to expel all Arabs and to trade exclusively with Portugal. Indians were not interested on such arrangement. While negotiations were…