El mar sin fin
Portugal y la forja del primer imperio global
Crowley, Roger
In 1483, a group of Portuguese sailors erected a pillar on a cape off the coast of what is now Angola. This event represented the culmination of decades of arduous efforts and expeditions. The Portuguese went to sea to delimit the confines of Africa, and thanks to their gallantry and skill, they discovered a direct route to India and began the conquest of the Indian Ocean with the ultimate goal of destroying Islam and taking control of trade. global. The bloody confrontations between the Portuguese and the peoples they encountered on their travels, the tricks, tricks and adventures of some of the greatest explorers of all time, such as Vasco de Gama, Cabral or Alfonso de Albuquerque, or the majestic scenery of the Epic battles on land and sea between Africans, Asians, and Europeans make this book an exciting read and transport the reader back to a time of adventure, courage, greed, diplomacy, and espionage. The Endless Sea is a fascinating, essential and up-to-date tale that tells, with the rhythm of a novel, how one of the smallest nations in Europe embarked on one of the greatest adventures in history.
- Author
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Crowley, Roger
- Subject
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History
> History by countries
- EAN
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9788418217388
- ISBN
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978-84-18217-38-8
- Edition
- 1
- Publisher
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Ático de los Libros
- Pages
- 432
- High
- 23.0 cm
- Weight
- 15.0 cm
- Release date
- 10-03-2021
- Language
- Spanish
- Series
- Ático tempus